At least seven people were killed and over 70 injured, mostly children, after an explosive device in a bag detonated inside a madrassa in Peshawar's Dir Colony on Tuesday.
Police sources reveal that around 40-50 children were present inside the madrassa when the bomb went off.
SP City Peshawar Waqar Azeem told The Express Tribune that an unidentified man entered the madrassa around 8am and left a suspicious bag in the premises.
He said the bag is believed to have had an IED device that went off when the children started filling in the seminary.
Rescue 1122 arrived at the scene and shifted the victims to the Lady Reading Hospital.
According to the spokesperson of the Lady Reading Hospital, seven bodies have been brought to the hospital so far, whereas the number of injured has risen to 70.
Most of the injured are burnt, the spokesperson stated, adding that they all being given emergency care.
Hospital sources stated that out of the total injured brought to the hospital around 50 are children.
Expressing grief at the loss of precious lives in the blast, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Mahmood Khan strongly condemned the incident.
Ordering the police to launch an inquiry immediately, the CM said that those responsible will not be able to escape the law.
The CM further ordered rescue services and hospitals to provide immediate emergency care to those injured.
This is a developing story and will be updated accordingly.
from News Updates From Pakistan - Pakistani News - The Express Tribune https://ift.tt/3jxvNVQ
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