| A BOMB exploded in a cinema during a movie screening early today in north-western Pakistan, killing two people and injuring 29 others, police said. The explosion occurred after midnight (local time) at the cinema in Mingora, the main town in the hill resort district of Swat, about 120km north-east of Peshawar, local deputy superintendent of police Kalam Khan said. The area is not known to have active Islamic militants or a history of sectarian violence. It was not known how many people were inside the cinema when the bomb exploded under a seat. Two men died of their injuries at a hospital. At least three of the 29 injured were in serious condition while many others were treated for minor injuries at a hospital in Mingora, Mr Khan said. |