Four killed in Peshawar blast

PESHAWAR: Four people including a woman and FC officer were killed as a result of a blast on Sher Shah Suri Road here on Tuesday. 13 people were also injured in the blast.

According to sources a FC vehicle was the target and was damaged in the blast. Large contingents of the police and law enforcement agencies have cordoned off the area of the blast.

The intensity of the blast was so severe that windows of nearby buildings were shattered.




CCPO Peshawar said the explosives were planted in an Alto car. IG Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS), Shafqat Malik said 45 kilograms of explosive material were used in the bomb.

The deceased and injured have been shifted to the Lady Reading Hospital.