Live: 6 Feared Dead in Blasts Near Charsadda Court in Pakistan
At least one of the explosions was a suicide blast.
- At least four people were killed in three blasts at a local court in Tangi bazaar of Charsadda, Pakistan
- All three bombers have been killed in exchange of fire
- Ten ambulances have been dispatched to Charsadda from Peshawar
- A string of bombings in Pakistan over the past 10 days has killed more than 100 people
At Least Four People Dead, 30 Injured
At least four people are feared dead and 30 people injured in the attack outside the court, Geo TV reported.
The local administration have reported that all three bombers have been killed. While one was killed in the bombing, two others have been killed in exchange of fire.
Government sources told Dawn that one lawyer has been killed in the blast and 10 others are injured.
Ten ambulances have been dispatched to Charsadda from Peshawar.
Another Terrorist Attack in Pakistan
Yet another series of blasts is said to have occurred in Pakistan – this time the target being a local court in Charsadda town. At least three blasts are said to have been heard near the court, according to Pakistani newspaper Dawn. The casualties are not clear yet.
At least one of the explosions was a suicide blast, a report in Dawn confirmed.
Last Thursday, more than 70 people were killed when a suicide bomber detonated explosives at a crowded Lal Shahbaz Qalandar shrine in Pakistan’s Sindh province. The Islamic State had claimed responsibility for the suicide bombing in southern Pakistan.
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Several other attacks last week, including a bomb that killed 13 people in the eastern city of Lahore, were claimed by the Pakistani Taliban's Jamaat-ur-Ahrar faction.
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