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{{Infobox civilian attack
| title = 2017 Dera Ismail Khan bombing
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| map = {{Location map|Dera Ismail Khan#Pakistan|lat_deg=31.843514|lon_deg=70.911598|label=Bannu Road Dera Ismail Khan|border=none|float=center|}}
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| location = Bannu Road, [[Dera Ismail Khan]], [[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]], [[Pakistan]]
| target = [[Police van]]
| coordinates = {{coords|31|50|35.65|N|70|54|41.75|E|display=inline, title}}
| date = {{Start date and age|2017|01|04|df=yes}}
| type = [[Bombing]]
| injuries = 15
| weapons = [[Improvised explosive device]]
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On 4 January 2017, an explosion took place on Bannu Road in [[Dera Ismail Khan]]. The [[police van]] was on routine patrolling when it was targeted by remote control bomb that was planted in the center of the road.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1306358|title=Four policemen injured in roadside blast in DI Khan|work=[[Dawn (newspaper)|Dawn]]|author=Dawn.com|access-date=10 March 2017|date=4 January 2017}}</ref> According to police the bomb weighed between 5 and 7 kilograms.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofislamabad.com/bomb-blast-di-khan/2017/01/04/|title=Bomb blast in DI Khan|work=Times of Islamabad|access-date=10 March 2017|date=4 January 2017}}</ref>

==Events==
In the attack, 15 people including five police officers and a woman were injured. The injured police officers include constable Atta-ur-Rehman, BaqarMukhtarHussain, Asif and Akram while among other injures was the security guard of [[Gomal University]], Muhammad Ali who was referred to [[Multan]] for medical treatment.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://dunyanews.tv/en/Pakistan/368739-DI-Khan-Five-police-officers-10-civilians-injur|title=D.I Khan: Five police officers, 10 civilians injured in bomb blast|work=[[Dunya News]]|access-date=11 March 2017|date=4 January 2017}}</ref>

The injured were shifted to hospital where one injured was stated to be in critical condition. Security forces cordoned off the area and started search operation for hunting the miscreants.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://nation.com.pk/national/04-Jan-2017/15-people-injured-in-d-i-khan-blast|title=15 people injured in D.I Khan blast|website=nation.com.pk|access-date=10 March 2017|date=4 January 2017}}</ref>

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