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ISLAMABAD, Jan. 30 (Xinhua) -- At least six people were killed and another was injured when a landmine exploded in Pakistan's northwest tribal area of Kurram Agency Tuesday morning, local reports said.
The incident happened when a car carrying seven members of a family hit the landmine planted in Basu area of the Kurram Agency, a tribal area along Pakistan-Afghanistan border.
The killed include three men and three women who were on their way to attend funeral prayer of a relative, ARY News said.
The injured man has been shifted to a nearby hospital where his condition is said to be stable.
Hundreds of people become targets of landmines planted by militants against common people and security forces in Pakistan's tribal areas every year.
