Six injured in Peshawar blast
Explosive material was installed in a car which was parked near a mosque
Peshawar: Six people, includinga woman,were injured in a blast in Peshawar’s Kali Bari market in Saddar area on Saturday morning.
As per initial reports, theexplosivematerial was installed in a car which was parked near a mosque, police said. The car was completely destroyedin the explosion.
Nearby shops were damaged owing to the impact of the blast. "Although several come to this area to have breakfast, most shops were closed at the time of the blast," police said.
Police said the injured have been shifted to Lady Reading Hospital. According to hospital officials,all the injured areout ofdanger.
Security forces and bomb disposal squad reached the site of the blast and cordoned off the area.
Speaking to the media,Capital City Police Officer Peshawar Qazi Jameel said that eighth to 10 kilogramsof explosive material was used in the blast.
He added, "A white colorcar was used in the blast and the closed-circuit television camerasin the area will tell us where the car came from."
Further, Minister for Health and Information Khyber PakhtunkhwaShaukat Ali Yousafzai while condemning the attack inKali Bari market said the blast was done to create fear. "The blast was a soft target and we are not taking the incident lightly," he added.
Yousafzai added a search operation is being conducted in the area.