17 killed, dozens injured in Peshawar Secretariat bus blast
- September 27, 2013, 5:00 pm
- National News
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PESHAWAR, Sept 27 (Online): At least 17 people including two women were killed when a bomb exploded on a bus carrying Civil Secretariat employees at Charsadda Road before Friday prayers.
According to the initial reports, a Civil Secretariat bus carrying around 70 employees and other passengers was on its way when the blast occurred near Gulbaila at Charsadda Road.
Dozens have been injured in the blast and were shifted to the Lady Reading Hospital in Peshawar for treatment.
Commissioner Peshawar Sahibzada Mohammad Anees confirmed the toll while talking to the media and said that the employees were returning home after their duty when the unfortunate incident occurred.
Police said the explosion was caused by a bomb planted inside the bus. The bomb disposal squad confirmed that approximately 6-8 kilograms of explosives were placed at the rear of the bus.
Police reached the blast site and cordoned off the area.
President Mamnoon Hussain and Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif have strongly condemned the bomb blast in Peshawar.
Expressing grief and sorrow over the loss of lives in the blast‚ they directed to provide the best medical facilities to the injured.
