Blast in Nowshera destroys internet cafe, music store

Police collected evidence from the crime scene and registered a case against the unidentified culprits. — File Photo

NOWSHERA: A music store and an internet café were destroyed in a bomb blast in Nowshera’s Shireen Kotha area on Saturday morning, DawnNews reported. Eighteen others shops were also partially damaged in the blast.

The perpetrators had placed explosive materials in front of Iqbal Market’s Palwasha Music Centre, located on GT Road. When the blast occurred, the music store, along with an adjacent internet cafe, were completely destroyed.

Police collected evidence from the crime scene and registered a case against the unidentified culprits.

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