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Over 20 dead in Peshawar blast PESHAWAR: More than 20 people killed and several injured when a blast occurred in a hotel situated at main road here on Tuesday.
According to details, the blast happened in Marhaba Hotel located at crowded Naz Cinema Road close to the centuries-old Mahabat Mosque.
Locals and rescue workers are shifting injured to the hospital. An emergency has announced in Lady Reading Hospital due to blast. The deceased included a woman and a child. Police have cordoned off the area and investigations are underway.
The sources said that most of the hotel workers were Afghan nationals.
Provincial and federal governments had already issued the security alert for Peshawar.
http://www.geo.tv/geonews/details.asp?id=6035¶m=1
'Many killed' in Pakistan bombing
A powerful bomb in the centre of the north-western Pakistani city of Peshawar has killed at least 15 people, police say. A number of the wounded have been taken to hospital. Some local media reports put the death toll higher.
The explosion occurred in a hotel near a mosque. Police say they do not suspect it was a suicide attack.
In recent months Peshawar has been hit by a series of bomb attacks, many causing serious loss of life.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/6656933.stm
According to details, the blast happened in Marhaba Hotel located at crowded Naz Cinema Road close to the centuries-old Mahabat Mosque.
Locals and rescue workers are shifting injured to the hospital. An emergency has announced in Lady Reading Hospital due to blast. The deceased included a woman and a child. Police have cordoned off the area and investigations are underway.
The sources said that most of the hotel workers were Afghan nationals.
Provincial and federal governments had already issued the security alert for Peshawar.
http://www.geo.tv/geonews/details.asp?id=6035¶m=1
'Many killed' in Pakistan bombing
A powerful bomb in the centre of the north-western Pakistani city of Peshawar has killed at least 15 people, police say. A number of the wounded have been taken to hospital. Some local media reports put the death toll higher.
The explosion occurred in a hotel near a mosque. Police say they do not suspect it was a suicide attack.
In recent months Peshawar has been hit by a series of bomb attacks, many causing serious loss of life.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/6656933.stm