KHAR: A local tribesman killed and five other wounded as a planted explosive device exploded with a big bang during an archaeological dig in Salarzai tehsil here on Saturday, official sources said.
The incident took place in the mountainous area of Darra, 20 kilometres off here.
About a dozen tribesmen and members of the agency administration were digging at an excavation site in Darra area when a remote controlled bomb went off, killing one person Sher Muhammad and wounded five others including Gulzer Shah, Muhammad Rahim, Muhammad Haleem and Gul Khan.
No group or organization has accepted responsibility for the explosion.
The members of the Salarzai Peace Committee have started investigation into the blast.
The injured shifted to agency headquarters hospital Khar.
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