Blast in Peshawar injures three

Published April 24, 2013
— File Photo
— File Photo

PESHAWAR: At least three people including a woman were injured in a bomb blast in Peshawar’s Sarki Gate area on Wednesday.

According to police sources, explosive material was placed inside the house of Amjab contractor which exploded causing injuries to the inmates of the house.

the nature or intensity of the blast could not be ascertained till the filing of this report.

Later, police cordoned off the area and started an investigation into the attack as the injured were shifted to the Lady Reading Hospital.

Meanwhile, two remotely detonated roadside bombs exploded in Dera Ismail Khan on Wednesday morning. The bombs exploded when convoys of election candidate from PK-68 constituency Israrullah Khan Gandapur was passing through the area. No loss of life was reported.

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