KHAR, Aug 20: Two Khasadar force personnel suffered injuries in a rocket attack on a checkpost in the Chamar Kand area, some 40 km from Khar, the headquarters of the Bajaur agency, on Monday morning.

The assailants opened fire at the post and set it on fire before fleeing. The injured personnel have been identified as Sahibzada and Misri Khan. They were taken to a hospital in Khar.

The wounded personnel said at least a dozen people had attacked the post.—Correspondent

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