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Pakistan bus blast kills eight, several Chinese nationals among dead: Reports

There were at least 30 engineers and workers travelling on the bus. There is a fear of the toll rising further as several injured are critical.

Pakistan bus blast kills eight, including six Chinese: Reports

New Delhi: A massive terror strike is being reported in northern Pakistan in which a least eight people, including at least six Chinese nationals and one Pakistani soldier, have been reportedly killed. A bus carrying Chinese engineers and Pakistani soldiers was targeted which was carrying them to the Dasu Dam.

There were at least 30 engineers and workers travelling on the bus. There is a fear of the toll rising further as several injured are critical.

“There is a huge explosion in the bus carrying the Chinese engineers … in Upper Kohistan. Eight people lost their lives,” a senior administrative officer of the Hazara region told Reuters on Wednesday.

(More details awaited)