It was previously thought that the quadcopter strike was directed at insurgents.
According to the sources, shrapnel struck the people at the time of the explosion. Two of the injured children were listed as being in critical condition, they added.
According to the sources, the event took place in the afternoon in the Tirah Valley’s Peer Mela marketplace, where a fair known as the “mela” is customarily held every Monday to entice locals to buy necessities for everyday living.
It was previously thought that Monday’s attack was directed at radicals.
Salim, who lives in Peer Mela, who were out shopping, did not provoke the detonation of the explosives.
