Three bombings brought grief to Peshawar on Thursday. At least 10 people have been confirmed as killed and around 100 injured.
Four blasts have hit northwestern Pakistan, killing at least fourteen people and injuring more than one hundred.
Two back-to-back blasts were heard on Thursday in Qisa Khwani and Kabari Bazar in the city of Peshawar, where several vehicles and dozens of shops caught fire.
Local television footage showed flames and black smoke rising from buildings after the powerful blasts, which went off within minutes of each other.
Medical sources expected the death toll of six reported in the incident to rise as some of the nearly 100 people injured had received burn injuries and were said to be in critical condition. There were also reports that pitched battles broke out between security forces and militants following the powerful explosions.
The militants have reportedly kidnapped several civilians to use as human shields against the troops in the region, according to a Press TV correspondent. The Pakistani Taliban said it carried out the Lahore attack, saying it was in revenge for an army offensive in the Swat region.
“We have achieved our target. We were looking for this target for a long time. It was a reaction to the Swat operation,” Hakimullah Mehsud, a militant commander loyal to Pakistani Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud, said by telephone.
Courtesy: Press TV
Four blasts have hit northwestern Pakistan, killing at least fourteen people and injuring more than one hundred.
Two back-to-back blasts were heard on Thursday in Qisa Khwani and Kabari Bazar in the city of Peshawar, where several vehicles and dozens of shops caught fire.
Local television footage showed flames and black smoke rising from buildings after the powerful blasts, which went off within minutes of each other.
Medical sources expected the death toll of six reported in the incident to rise as some of the nearly 100 people injured had received burn injuries and were said to be in critical condition. There were also reports that pitched battles broke out between security forces and militants following the powerful explosions.
The militants have reportedly kidnapped several civilians to use as human shields against the troops in the region, according to a Press TV correspondent. The Pakistani Taliban said it carried out the Lahore attack, saying it was in revenge for an army offensive in the Swat region.
“We have achieved our target. We were looking for this target for a long time. It was a reaction to the Swat operation,” Hakimullah Mehsud, a militant commander loyal to Pakistani Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud, said by telephone.
Courtesy: Press TV
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