Blast in Peshawar leaves two dead

PESHAWAR: Two persons were killed and one was injured in a blast in Nasir Bagh area of Peshawar on Sunday morning.

According to police, explosives planted on a motorcycle went off at Board Bazar. Law enforcement agencies have cordoned off the area and shifted the dead bodies to hospital.

“As per preliminary and unconfirmed reports, explosives were planted in a motorcycle parked in the area,” a Rescue 1122 official said.