Friday, September 10, 2010

Peshawar police take security measures before Eid

Peshawar is on virtual lockdown a day before Eid al-Fitr after threats that terrorists might strike the city’s crowded bazaars."We have sealed the main trade centre in Peshawar cantonment. No vehicle will be allowed entry to avoid any car bombing," said a police official, Rahmat Khan.He said intelligence reports indicate that explosives-laden cars could be used to carry out attacks in Peshawar and other parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Those reports prompted the security measures.

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