Kabal (PNI) At least 12 policemen were martyred and more than 40 people injured in explosions at a Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) police station in Swat’s Kabal.
CTD DIG Khalid Sohail told media that the blast was “not a suicide attack”.
“There was no attack or firing on the police station. The explosion occurred at a place where ammunition and mortar shells were stored.”
He further said that the cause of the explosion — whether negligence or something else — was being investigated. Bomb disposal squads were also conducting an investigation, he added.
The CTD DIG earlier said two explosions had occurred and the building that collapsed was an old one while most offices and personnel were located in a newer building.
The building’s collapse caused a power outage, the extent of which was yet to be determined, he added.
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