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ISLAMABAD, Dec 10 (KUNA) -- The death toll in a suicide blast that hit an
under-construction hospital in the Northern Pakistani town of Hangu has
increased to seventeen, said officials.
According to the latest details, a suicide bomber of age between 18 and 20,
riding a motorbike exploded himself at Al-Zuhra Hospital in Hangu.
The explosion killed 15 and wounded twenty others. Two more succumbed to
injuries in the hospital.
Police sources said that the killed also included three policemen, four
women and three children.
Authorities feared further rise in the death toll as at least five of the
wounded were in critical condition.
Local journalists said that the security forces have completely sealed the
area and barred all media personnel from covering the incident. Local news
channels said that the targeted hospital building has been completely
destroyed, adding, several nearby buildings were also damaged. (pick up
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