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Blast damages hujra in Dera

DERA ISMAIL KHAN: An explosive device was hurled into a hujra adjacent to a house in Shorkot area within the jurisdiction of Aba Shaheed police station on Sunday night, causing a blast but no casualties, police said.

According to police, unidentified motorcyclists threw the explosive material into the hujra belonging to Yar Mohammad Wazir, a resident of Shorkot. The explosion caused a loud bang, but no loss of life was reported.

The motive behind the incident was not immediately known. — Correspondent