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PESHAWAR: At least seven people were killed and 21 others injured as a bomb exploded near a check post in Peshawar’s Karkhano Market, adjacent to Jamrud in Khyber Agency on Tuesday.
“Seven people have been killed and 21 others injured,” officials of Hayatabad Medical Complex toldThe Express Tribune. Casualties are feared to rise, the officials added. Further, a hospital source said a child and four security officials are among the dead.
Two police officials killed, five injured in Peshawar blast
“Jamrud Khasadar Line officer Nawab Shah’s car was the target of the attack,” an official added.
AN EXPRESS NEWS SCREENGRAB
Eyewitnesses say the explosive device was planted in a motorbike. However, there are conflicting reports as to whether it was a suicide blast or a remotely controlled device. ”Cars and the area around the site of the blast are engulfed in fire,” an eyewitness said.
This is a developing story and will be updated accordingly.
7 killed, 21 injured in Peshawar check post blast - The Express Tribune
“Seven people have been killed and 21 others injured,” officials of Hayatabad Medical Complex toldThe Express Tribune. Casualties are feared to rise, the officials added. Further, a hospital source said a child and four security officials are among the dead.
Two police officials killed, five injured in Peshawar blast
“Jamrud Khasadar Line officer Nawab Shah’s car was the target of the attack,” an official added.
AN EXPRESS NEWS SCREENGRAB
Eyewitnesses say the explosive device was planted in a motorbike. However, there are conflicting reports as to whether it was a suicide blast or a remotely controlled device. ”Cars and the area around the site of the blast are engulfed in fire,” an eyewitness said.
This is a developing story and will be updated accordingly.
7 killed, 21 injured in Peshawar check post blast - The Express Tribune