The dead bodies and those injured have been admitted to the Khyber Teaching Hospital.

Islamabad:

At least two persons were killed and one injured in a blast on Sunday in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, police said. The incident occurred in Board Bazar, Nasir Bagh Road Peshawar. The bomb was planted on a motorbike.

The dead bodies and those injured have been admitted to the Khyber Teaching Hospital.

“As per preliminary and unconfirmed reports, explosives were planted in a motorcycle parked in the area,” the official said, adding that the blast site had been cordoned off and a rescue operation was underway.

However, no group has claimed responsibility for the blast so far.

Chief Minister KPK Ali Amin Gandapur condemned the blast and sought a report from the police into the incident. 

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