Blasts in Peshawar; explosives recovered during raid

Published July 17, 2013
Pakistani rescue workers are seen in a vehicle mirrors at the bombing site in Peshawar, Pakistan.   — File Photo by AP
Pakistani rescue workers are seen in a vehicle mirrors at the bombing site in Peshawar, Pakistan. — File Photo by AP

PESHAWAR: An explosion took place in a bus in Paharipura area of Peshawar near the Motorway exchange on Wednesday.

The blast occurred inside an inter-city bus travelling between Abbottabad and Peshawar.

The driver of the privately-owned bus service noticed a suspicious attachment on the back of the bus, prompting him to alarm the passengers. The Bomb Disposal Squad was sought but the explosives went off before the BDS could arrive.

The explosive material was magentically planted in the air-conditioner compartment of the bus, police officials confirmed.

The police sources added that there was no loss of life in the blast.

Another blast had occured earlier outside a house near Scheme chowk on Peshawar's Kohat road.

Police sources told Dawn.com that a home-made explosive device was used in the blast and that there no human casualties in the incident.

A portion of the boundary wall of the house was damaged as a result of the explosion.

In another unrelated incident, police recovered a huge quantity of explosives and related material and also arrested one suspected terrorist during a raid conducted in Federal H colony of Peshawar's Hassan Gari area.

Police sources told Dawn.com that four suicide vests, 50 hand grenades, 20 prima-cords, 20 receivers and 90 detonators were recovered during the raid.

One suspected terrorists was also taken into custody while two of his associates managed to escape. A search was underway to apprehend the remaining suspects.

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