ISLAMABAD: Three people were killed and nine were injured when a bomb exploded near a KFC fast-food restaurant in Pakistan’s northwestern city of Peshawar, sources said.
It is the latest in a string of attacks to rock the country as the army battles the Taliban in the northwest. — Photo by AP
Meanwhile, DawnNews reported that the nature of the blast was not yet known. Nine injured persons were shifted to hospitals for treatment.
Several vehicles were damaged and the windows of nearby stores were shattered in the explosion, police official Haroon Khan said.
Fire tenders rushed to the spot and rescue work was underway.
The KFC restaurant is well known in the city and has security guards stationed outside.
It is the latest in a string of attacks to rock the country as the army battles the Taliban in the northwest. An attack Friday on a mosque frequented by army personnel killed at least 40 people in Rawalpindi city. — [Source:Dawn News]
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