Islamabad: At least 15 people were killed and four others injured on Sunday when the gas cylinder of a passenger van exploded in Pakistan's northwest tribal region, a media report said.
The passenger van carrying over 20 people was on its way to Bannu from Miranshah when its gas cylinder exploded in Khajori area of North Waziristan along the border with Afghanistan, Xinhua reported citing Dunya TV.
All the victims were from North Waziristan.
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