PESHAWAR: A car bomb explosion in Matni area of Peshawar killed three people including one policeman and Ijaz Bacha while injuring seven people on Monday.
The militia’s head Qadir Khan, said that the attacker quietly fled after parking his motor-bike after which a loud explosion took place. Courtesy: The Express Tribune
Express 24/7 correspondent Umar Farooq reported that unidentified assailants had planted a bomb on a motor-bike before parking it outside the residence peace militia member, Ijaz Bacha.
The militia’s head Qadir Khan, said that the attacker quietly fled after parking his motor-bike after which a loud explosion took place.
DSP Matani, Sahibzada Sajjad confirmed the casualty figure, saying that four police men had also been injured in the attack. He added that the explosion, which took place shortly after eight pm, was the result of a car bomb.
Up to 20 shops in the vicinity of the blast had also been damaged.
“At least three people were killed and seven others were wounded,” senior police official Kalam Khan, adding he could not immediately confirm the type of device used, reported AFP
Local sources confirmed that three people were killed and more than seven others were wounded. The injured were shifted to Lady Reading Hospital. Security forces had cordoned off the area.
The original article can be found at The Express Tribune.
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