PESHAWAR, June 30: Two people sustained minor injuries in a bus explosion at a bus terminal in Peshawar on Saturday. The bomb was planted inside an empty bus (LTC-1835) parked at the Peshawar Bus Terminal that created panic in the area, witnesses said.

They said three buses were destroyed and seven others were partially damaged.

Police also found five kilograms of opium from the bus that contained the explosives device.

Police said they had recovered fake number plates from the Lahore-bound bus, adding that they were investigating the incident.

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