North Waziristan District Police Officer Naik Muhammad confirmed the death toll to Dawn.com and said the incident took place in Shawal near the PakAfghan border . The van in which the labourers were travelling was completely destroyed by the blast . Local leader Yar Gul said terrorists had planted a bomb along the roadside to target a convoy of security forces .
Elders of the area said the bomb exploded as soon as the security forces convoy had passed by . Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar said it was heartbreaking to know about the terrorist attack which claimed the lives of innocent labourers . In view of security concerns all mobile services have been suspended in the area .
On August two people were killed in what police described were targeted attacks in the same district. On August 2 policemen were among four people killed in the district and Peshawar. Two policemen killed in separate attacks in Peshawar and the district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa police said four people were among 4 people killed by four people in separate incidents in the province and Peshawawad .
The report released in July by the think tank Pakistan Institute for Conflict and Security Studies said the first half of the current year witnessed a steady and alarming rise in terror and suicide attacks claiming the deaths of people across the country.
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