Pakistan roadside blasts kill seven, AP says


June 20 (Reuters) - Two ⁠roadside bombs in northwest Pakistan ⁠killed at least seven people and ‌injured three, the Associated Press said on Saturday, citing police in the South Asian nation.

There was ​no immediate claim of responsibility ⁠for the blasts ⁠while authorities launched a search for the ⁠perpetrators, ‌the agency said.

The first blast targeted a vehicle and the ⁠second followed as rescuers responded in ​the district ‌of Bannu in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, ⁠it added, ​citing Yasir Afridi, a senior police officer.

Five people were killed in the first ⁠blast and two in the ​second, it said, with Afridi saying three were wounded.

The district administration and the office ⁠of the Bannu divisional commissioner did not immediately respond to Reuters requests for comment.

President Asif Ali Zardari condemned the ​attack on X, warning "internal ⁠and external handlers of terrorism" against providing ​safe havens, logistical support ‌and financial assistance to ​such networks.

(Reporting by Anusha Shah in Bengaluru; Editing by Clarence Fernandez)

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