PESHAWAR: A bomb blast aiming a bus in
Peshawar causes 15 Government Employees dead and 25 wounded . According to reports, the
explosive material for the blast had been embedded inside the bus.
The blast that took place near Sunehri Masjid. The targeted bus
belonged to the Civil Secretariat and was carrying government employees
from Mardan to the Peshawar.
"15 people were killed and 25 others were brutally
injured," Superintendent of Police Cantonment Muhammad Kashif told the
media. "It’s early to comment about the nature of the blast but it appears
that explosives were planted inside the bus," Kashif told Reuters.
"There were 40-50 people on the bus." Bomb Disposal Unit
says explosives weighed eight kilograms.
Rescue
officials and security teams have reached the scene, and have sealed the area.
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif strongly condemned the attack.
“These gutless attacks cannot break our unwavering resolve against terrorism,”
he said.
Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan and KP Chief
Minister Pervaiz Khattak also condemned the attack and issued
orders to ensure that proper medical care is provided to the injured.
This is the most recent attack in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, following
a flow in ferocity in the province since the start of the year. KP home
ministry and security officials have been issued threats, and according to the
provincial Home and Tribal Affairs Department dozens of suicide bombers have pierced
the region, with many of them hiding in Peshawar.
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