Four including 2 cops injured in Peshawar blast

PESHAWAR: Four persons including two policemen were injured when an improvised explosive device (IED) exploded near a police van in Peshawar Saturday morning, Geo News reported.

According to the rescue sources, an IED blast occurred near a police mobile on Kohat Road in Scheme Chowk area of Peshawar today morning. Resultantly, two policemen and two passers-by sustained injuries who were shifted to Lady Reading Hospital for treatment.

DSP Ismail told that police van was the target of the blast while 4-5 kilograms of explosives were used in the blast.

Security forces cordoned off the area after the incident and started investigation.