Peshawar’s peace shattered as two killed, 28 injured in blast
Javed Aziz KhanWednesday, January 04, 2012
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PESHAWAR: The tentative peace in the provincial capital was shattered on Tuesday when a bomb blast ripped through a trade centre on Arbab Road in University Town, killing two persons and injuring 28 others.
The apparent target were internet cafes in Azam Tower near Abdara Road and the blast destroyed a part of the plaza. People ran out of the building in panic amid fire and smoke. “When the smoke and dust settled, there were wounded people crying for help at the site,” said an eyewitness.
Superintendent of Police, Cantonment Dr Mian Saeed Ahmad told The News that terrorists had attached an improvised explosive device (IED) to a motorbike and parked it in the basement of Azam Tower to target four internet clubs in the building.
Officials of the bomb disposal unit said six kilograms of explosives were used in the blast that occurred at around 02:00pm.Heavy contingents of police rushed to the spot while fire-brigade vehicles also arrived at the scene to extinguish the fire that had erupted after the explosion.
The two persons killed in the blast were identified as Wajid and Sajid, while the injured included shopkeepers, customers, internet users and passers-by. The blast in the provincial capital took place after several weeks of calm and has once again spread fear among the people of Peshawar.
The city has witnessed a break from the frequent blasts since September last year. The last major bombing took place at the Nishtarabad CD market where five people were killed and 33 others sustained injuries on September 19.
Javed Aziz KhanWednesday, January 04, 2012
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PESHAWAR: The tentative peace in the provincial capital was shattered on Tuesday when a bomb blast ripped through a trade centre on Arbab Road in University Town, killing two persons and injuring 28 others.
The apparent target were internet cafes in Azam Tower near Abdara Road and the blast destroyed a part of the plaza. People ran out of the building in panic amid fire and smoke. “When the smoke and dust settled, there were wounded people crying for help at the site,” said an eyewitness.
Superintendent of Police, Cantonment Dr Mian Saeed Ahmad told The News that terrorists had attached an improvised explosive device (IED) to a motorbike and parked it in the basement of Azam Tower to target four internet clubs in the building.
Officials of the bomb disposal unit said six kilograms of explosives were used in the blast that occurred at around 02:00pm.Heavy contingents of police rushed to the spot while fire-brigade vehicles also arrived at the scene to extinguish the fire that had erupted after the explosion.
The two persons killed in the blast were identified as Wajid and Sajid, while the injured included shopkeepers, customers, internet users and passers-by. The blast in the provincial capital took place after several weeks of calm and has once again spread fear among the people of Peshawar.
The city has witnessed a break from the frequent blasts since September last year. The last major bombing took place at the Nishtarabad CD market where five people were killed and 33 others sustained injuries on September 19.
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