10 killed, 70 injured in Peshawar blast

At least ten people have been killed while more than 70 others injured in a bomb blast in Peshawar. The incident occurred at Cinema Road near Khyber bazaar area, where what appeared to be a remote-controlled bomb planted in a vehicle went off in rush evening hour, eyewitnesses said. The blast was as powerful as it severely damaged a nearby cinema house, its adjacent buildings and parked vehicles. The area was jampacked at the time of the incident while a show in the cinema was also underway, news reports said. Paramedics, firefighters and security personnel have arrived at the scene while the corpses and injured were rushed to nearby Lady Reeding hospital. Emergency have also been declared in all the major hospitals of Peshawar. Police have cordoned off the area.