KHYBER: Upwards of 13 regular folks, for the most part kids, who got wounds when a qaudcopter supposedly dropped explosives on a commercial center in Tirah valley here on Monday, were brought to medical clinics in Peshawar for therapy, nearby sources told First light on Tuesday.
Prior, it was estimated that aggressors were focused on in the quadcopter strike.
The sources claimed that shrapnel struck the individuals during the explosion. They added two of the harmed youngsters were expressed to be in basic condition.
According to sources, the incident occurred in the Tirah valley’s Peer Mela marketplace in the afternoon. This is typical for a fair called a “mela,” which is typically held on Mondays to encourage residents to purchase everyday necessities.
Salim, a resident of Peer Mela, told Dawn that the explosives were dropped without any provocation from locals who were busy shopping. Earlier, it was speculated that the attack on Monday targeted militants.
Using only one name, Salim stated that it was difficult to transport the injured, primarily children, via the Dwa Thoey and Meshti Mela roads to the Hayatabad Medical Complex and Khyber Teaching Hospital in Peshawar. During his explanation of the ordeal, he stated, “it took us almost six hours to reach Peshawar and admit the injured in hospitals with some of the injured needing immediate blood supply, which we arranged with much difficulty.”
He said that five of the harmed kids had a place with one family, while two from another and the rest incorporated a few grown-ups and retailers. ” The harmed kids matured somewhere in the range of 10 and 15 with two of them harmed fundamentally,” he said.
Policeman Shamsul Haq, who is currently stationed in the Akkakhel area of the valley, had two sons, a daughter, and a nephew injured in the strike. However, he claimed that he was not present at the scene and was only informed by family members when the injured were taken to the hospital.
He stated that the District Headquarters Hospital in Orakzai was also used to treat some of the injured.
These injured children’s video footage, which was shared on social media, also proved that they were civilians and that they were transferred to Peshawar hospitals for treatment.
There was no official confirmation of the quadcopter strike on Monday, despite initial speculation that it had targeted militant positions in the hilly Peer Mela area of Tirah.
It was likewise guessed on Monday that a significant assailant administrator was additionally among the harmed, however that also couldn’t be affirmed from true quarters.
Sources in the area, nonetheless, said that the restricted Tehreek-I-Taliban Pakistan aggressors had of late begun the utilization of quadcopters in Waziristan and Tirah. The TTP has remained silent regarding the strike as well.
