Six injured in Peshawar blast

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Peshawar: Six people, including a woman, were injured in a blast in Peshawar’s Kali Bari market in Saddar area on Saturday morning.

As per initial reports, the explosive material was installed in a car which was parked near a mosque, police said. The car was completely destroyed in the explosion.

Nearby shops were damaged owing to the impact of the blast. “Although several come to this area to have breakfast, most shops were closed at the time of the blast,” police said.

Police said the injured have been shifted to Lady Reading Hospital. According to hospital officials, all the injured are out of danger.

 Security forces and bomb disposal squad have reached the site of the blast and cordoned off the area.