PESHAWAR: At least 6 persons were killed and 100 others injured in two consecutive bomb blasts occurred in populated locations in Peshawar on Thursday. Dozens of vehicles and shops were destroyed.
Two terrorists were killed in the ensuing search operation undertaken by the police in the area upon receiving information regarding presence of suspected persons.
The blasts occurred in Qisa Khwani and Kabari Bazar within two minutes of each other.
Saifullah, Imtiaz, Muhammad Naeem, Javed Khan and an unidentified child are among those killed in the incident.
The first blast occurred in shops of electronic goods while the second one ripped through Qisa Khwani market.
The injured were rushed to the nearby hospitals where emergency has been declared.
The eyewitnesses say the explosion at Qisa Khwani happened as a bomb planted in a car parked outside the market went off.
Later, police embarked on a search operation in the area on information of presence of suspected persons. This led to an encounter between the suspects and heavily armed contingents of police.
The police, led by CCPO Safwat Ghayoor, undertook operation at two buildings and managed to arrest two terrorists while as many miscreants were killed in the action.
IG Police NWFP, Malik Naveed who arrived on the spot, lauded the police efforts and thanked the Peshawar people on cooperating with the police.
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