At least three people, including two women and a child, were severely injured as a result of a hand grenade attack in Mardan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) on Monday.

The incident occurred when unknown assailants threw a hand grenade at a house in Mardan.

The injured were shifted to MMC Hospital, Mardan.

The police have cordoned off the area and started a search operation.

The development comes days after at least six people including two Levies personnel were injured in a hand grenade blast in Chaman, Balochistan, last Friday.

The blast occurred when two assailant, riding on a bike, attacked a Levies Check post near Roghani Road Level Cross with hand grenades.

The injured were shifted to the district’s Civil Hospital.