9 killed in Peshawar blast (updated)
- January 23, 2014, 7:44 pm
- National News
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Peshawar, January 23 (Online): At least nine people were killed and 11 others were injured in a blast in a car at vehicle’s workshop here in Peshawar, officials said.
According to local police, blast took place inside a white color Suzuki car at workshop near Scheme Chowk at Kohat road on Thursday afternoon as a result 9 people killed and 11 wounded.
SP Raheem Shah confirmed it was bomb blast adding that 25 to 30 kg of explosive was placed in car which was exploded big bang.
Rescue teams and security forces rushed to the scene soon after the blast occurred.
Wounded people were shifted to Lady Reading Hospital for treatment.
Most of the people killed and wounded were technicians of the workshop.
Several vehicles were also destroyed in Thursday blast.
The country has witnessed several bomb explosions targeting security
officials in the past couple of days.
