TEHRAN, Jan. 08 (MNA) –  At least five policemen were killed and 27 others injured in a blast in northwestern Pakistan on Monday, local media reported.

The blast occurred near a police van in Mamund in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, a police official told local daily Dawn, Anadolu Agency reported.

The police van was reportedly carrying anti-polio campaign officials.

The campaign has been suspended following the blast.

MNA