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Pakistan: 5 security personnel injured in IED blast
Peshawar, Apr 24 (IBNS): At least five security personnel were hurt in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast on a van in which they were traveling in Pakistan's Peshawar city on Friday, media reports said.
The blast occurred on a van of the police's Quick Response Force in Gulbahar area of the city, reports said.
The police said the IED, which was detonated, was planted roadside.
"Tehreek-i-Taliban (TTP) spokesman Muhammad Khorasani in a statement claimed responsibility for the attack," Dawn News reported,
The injured people have been rushed to Lady Reading Hospital.
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