Explosion in Peshawar

Four people were killed and three injured in an explosion in the Matni bazaar in Peshawar on Thursday.The explosion occurred at Ladawar area near a school and towards the end of the Matni bazaar near Peshawar. The explosion was caused by an improvised explosive device (IED). Two nearby shops and two vehicles were damaged in the blast.
The injured were shifted to the Lady Reading Hospital and police cordoned off the area.
The Matni Bazar is located 28 km from the provincial capital.
The Matni area is frequented by residents from nearby Kohat, Peshawar and Khyber Agency as well as locals from the Matni area, who go there to buy daily commodities. A school is situated above the shops that were damaged in the blast, but there have been no reports of casualties from the school since it was closed for summer vacations.
Bomb attacks by militants have become a frequent occurrence in the northwestern areas of the country. On Sunday, six people were killed and seven injured when a timed device went off at a crowded bus stand on the outskirts of Peshawar. At the same time, 18 people were killed in a blast at a bakery in Nowshera.