Five children injured in quadcopter attack in Lakki Marwat, officials say

LAKKI MARWAT: Five children sustained injuries after a quadcopter dropped explosives in the Takhtikhel area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Lakki Marwat district on Tuesday, according to officials.

Police Sub-Inspector Akhto Jan informed Dawn that the incident occurred within the jurisdiction of the Shaheed Asmatullah Khan Khattak police station. He stated that the attack is believed to have been carried out by terrorists. “Explosives dropped from the quadcopter injured five minors,” he said.

Of the injured, two boys were transported to a hospital in Bannu due to the severity of their injuries. Rescue 1122 official Shadab Khan told Dawn that three girls who were also injured were taken to the tehsil headquarters hospital in Serai Naurang town for medical treatment.

Following the attack, a police team arrived at the scene and initiated a search operation to locate those responsible. SI Jan added that police are combing the area in an effort to find the suspected terrorists.

This incident comes about a month after a similar quadcopter strike in Lakki Marwat, which left eight minor boys injured.