Pakistan: Two police officials killed, 9 injured in twin bombings
Peshawar, May 18: At least two police officials were killed and 9 injured in twin explosions that rocked Pakistan's Peshawar on Wednesday.
The explosion took place at Mithra when a police van was passing by the area while the second explosion took place when police and rescuers were trying to help casualties.
"Around 4.5 kilograms of explosive material was used in the bombs," SSP Abdul Majid Marwat was quoted as saying.
Police
cordoned
off
the
area
after
the
attack,
however;
no
arrest
has
been
made
yet.
Any
group
is
yet
to
responsibility
of
the
attacks.However,
Pakistani
Taliban
regularly
target
military
and
civilian
installations
as
part
of
a
conflict
which
has
claimed
tens
of
thousands
of
lives.
In January this year, Bacha Khan University in Charsadda, also in northwest Pakistan was attacked the Tehreek-e-Taliban group (TTP), which left 21including students and teachers dead.
OneIndia News