Militants opened fire on a passenger van in Hangu district on Sunday, killing at least 10 passengers and wounding seven others, police said. The incident took place in Hangu district, 150 kilometres south-west of Peshawar.
"Militants intercepted a passenger van at Mamoo Khwar village in Hangu district and opened fire, killing eight passengers and wounding seven others," senior local police official Abdul Rashid told AFP. He said, "It seems to be a sectarian incident, as all those killed in the firing were Shias." He said that the militants, who numbered six, fled the scene but police later launched an operation in the area and killed three rebels.
"A search operation has already been launched to arrest the remaining ones," he said. Police spokesman Fazal Naeem also confirmed the incident and casualties