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Two dead, 27 injured in Pakistan explosion by suicide bomber

| | Jul 17, 2017, at 09:01 pm
Peshwar, Jul 17 (IBNS) : An explosion triggered by a suspected suicide bomber rocked Peshawar city in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa of Pakistan early on Monday, leaving at least two security personnel dead and several others wounded.

According to the local media reports, citing local security officials, the incident took place in Hayatabad area of Peshawar.

Preliminary reports indicate the explosion was caused by a suicide attack which targeted the vehicle of the Frontier Corps forces.

A police official in Peshawar Imran Malik said the vehicle of the FC forces was targeted soon after it left the base in Bagh-e-Naran Chawk.

Local media reports also indicate that a FC major is also among those killed in the attack.

No group or individual has so far claimed responsibility behind the incident.

 

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