PESHAWAR, June 28: Three CD shops were blown up in the Matani locality late on Wednesday night, police said. The shops, located in different markets of the Mattani Bazaar, were completely destroyed in the blasts.

Owners of the shops, Akhtar Munir, Hamayun and Iftikhar told the police that they had not received any prior letters or calls for the closure of their businesses.

The police have registered a case against unknown culprits.

This is the fourth incident of attacks on CD and video shops in the city. Earlier, video and CD shops were attacked on March 18, June 12 and 15.

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