5 dead, 15 injured in a blast near Peshawar
The bombing was targeted at a bus carrying passengers in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province
 "The blast was in a bus carrying employees of Civil Secretariat, government officials coming from Mardan. Photo: The Express Tribune")
The blast was in a bus carrying employees of Civil Secretariat, government officials coming from Mardan. Photo: The Express Tribune
At least five people were killed and 15 injured in a bombing that targeted a bus carrying passengers in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Wednesday morning, a media report said.
The blast occurred near Peshawar's Sunehri Masjid. The severity of the blast is unknown and the toll is expected to rise further, Dawn online reported.
The blast targeted a bus carrying passengers from Mardan city to Peshawar. A TV footage showed the bus was severely damaged and injured people came out of the vehicle.
The area has been cordoned off and injured were transferred to Lady Reading Hospital.
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First Published: Mar 16 2016 | 9:30 AM IST