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At least nine civilians were killed, and nine injured, in Pakistan-administered Kashmir when an Indian artillery shell hit a passsenger bus in the disputed region on Wednesday, Pakistani officials said.
"The passenger bus was attacked by Indian shelling at 8:30 in the morning [03:30 GMT], resulting in the death of nine people onboard," Deputy Police Commissioner of the Neelum Valley Sardar Abdul Waheed told Al Jazeera.
"The ambulance heading to the site came under attack as well, and locals arranged transportation for those injured, taking them to the hospital in private cars."
According to the police, the bus was heading towards Muzaffarabad from Kel when it came under attack.
"The injured and death toll may increase, we are still waiting for the heavy shelling to stop in order to start rescues, We are not able to pick up injured or other person from the area," Waheed told Al Jazeera.
Waheed said that heavy shelling occured in the Neelum, Punch and Kotlia districts.
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At least nine civilians were killed, and nine injured, in Pakistan-9administered Kashmir when an Indian artillery shell hit a passsenger bus in the disputed region on Wednesday, Pakistani officials said.
"The passenger bus was attacked by Indian shelling at 8:30 in the morning [03:30 GMT], resulting in the death of nine people onboard," Deputy Police Commissioner of the Neelum Valley Sardar Abdul Waheed told Al Jazeera.
"The ambulance heading to the site came under attack as well, and locals arranged transportation for those injured, taking them to the hospital in private cars."
According to the police, the bus was heading towards Muzaffarabad from Kel when it came under attack.
"The injured and death toll may increase, we are still waiting for the heavy shelling to stop in order to start rescues, We are not able to pick up injured or other person from the area," Waheed told Al Jazeera.
Waheed said that heavy shelling occured in the Neelum, Punch and Kotlia districts.
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