Sunday, February 2, 2014

At least five die in Peshawar cinema blasts

Twin blasts struck a cinema near Qissa Khawani Bazaar in Peshawar on Sunday evening, killing five people, police said. At least 20 people have been injured in the blasts. Senior police officer Najeeb ur Rehman confirmed to SAMAA that five people were killed in the explosions. According to the police, two Chinese-made hand grenades were thrown inside Picture House Cinema after the start of the film. Rescue teams reached the scene and started shifting the dead and injured to Lady Reading Hospital. According to reports, 90 to 100 people were present inside the cinema

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