DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Nov 14: Three CD shops were destroyed and three people were injured in twin bomb blasts in the jurisdiction of Cantonment Police Station here on Friday.

Unidentified militants reportedly planted two time devices near the video shops at different locations of Dera city. As a result the shops were destroyed completely, residents said.

The first blast occurred in Sharp Video and Electronics in the busy Shobra Chowk near flying coach terminal on the main road.

As a result three persons identified as Aslam, Ayub and Mohammad Rizwan were injured. Two shops were completely destroyed besides causing partial damage to another one.

Soon after the incident, police rushed to the spot and shifted the injured to the District and Teaching Hospital, Dera Ismail Khan, where condition of Mohammad Rizwan was stated to be critical.

The second explosion took place in Gilard Video Shop on Circular Road near Eidgah Colony. No casualty was reported in the attack, while the shop was completely destroyed while three other shops were partially damaged.

The Cantonment Police have registered cases under Anti-Terrorism Act and started investigation. Soon after the blasts, the local police was put on high alert to avert any untoward incident.

The blasts were so severe that their sound was heard far and wide creating panic among the residents of the area.