Peshawar: A blast in Peshawar on Thursday left at least nine people dead and four law enforcement officials injured, DAWN reported. Peshawar Capital City Police Officer (CCPO) Mian Saeed’s office confirmed the details of the incident.
The police officials were the target of the incident, Mian Saeed told DAWN. “Initial investigation shows that the device that caused the blast was planted on the route of a police mobile,” he said.
Mian Saeed said the injured were shifted by rescue services to a nearby medical facility in critical condition.
Following the incident, a large number of security forces arrived at the scene and cordoned off the area. Senior Superintendent of Police Operation Masood Bangash told DAWN that the law enforcers are investigating the incident spot and evidence is being collected in the matter.
On September 30, at least 10 people were killed and 32 were injured after a powerful explosion struck a busy street near the Frontier Corps (FC) headquarters in Balochistan’s capital Quetta, Dawn reported.
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