The Express Tribune News
A blast in Peshawar killed three people including a woman and two children, Express News reported on Monday.
The blast, which took place at a house, left another child injured. The child was taken to a local hospital for medical assistance.
The Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) reached the blast site and initial investigation revealed that explosives were planted inside the house.
Previous blasts
The city is not unknown to explosions and has been a victim of several blasts these last few months.
On December 16, a remote-controlled blast on Sheikh Muhammadi Road in Peshawar had killed four Bomb Disposal Unit personnel and seriously injured another person.
Two people including a police officer were injured, on November 16, in a roadside blast on Kohat Road in Peshawar. The blast had taken place near a police mobile which was on its routine patrol. According to BDS, four to five kilogrammes of explosives were used in the blast.
On November 13, an Army convoy had escaped unhurt in a remote controlled road side bomb blast on Ring Road in Peshawar. The convoy was on its way from Hayatabad to Kohat Road. The explosion, however, had occurred when the convoy had passed and there was no damage or loss of life in the attack. The BDS had inspected the site of the explosion and said that it was a home-made low intensity device of around one kilogram.
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