PESHAWAR: At least five persons, including a woman, were killed and 21 others were injured in a bomb blast in CD shop in the old city on Monday, police said. Firefighters were trying to put out the fire that engulfed the shop after the blast, till the filing of this report.
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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Senior Minister Bashir Bilour, while saying that “terrorists had targeted innocent civilians,” told reporters that two persons, including a woman, were killed in the blast. The bomb was emplaced in a bicycle and triggered by a remote control, added Bilour. Among the injured persons, condition of six was stated to be critical.
Nishterabad is known for CD shops that have been a frequent target of Taliban. |