25 killed, over 50 hurt in suicide blast at funeral in northwest Pakistan
March 9th, 2011 - 2:57 pm ICT by ANIPeshawar, Mar 9(ANI): At least 25 people were killed and over fifty others wounded in a suicide blast in Pakistan’s northwestern city of Peshawar on Wednesday.
A suicide bomber hit a funeral in Matni area of Adezai near Peshawar, when prayers were being held there, Samaa TV reports.
Rescue teams, law enforcement agencies and the bomb disposal squad have reached the blast site, while an emergency has been declared in hospitals in Peshawar.
DCO Peshawar Siraj Ahmed told the media that police have cordoned off the area and started a search operation in this regard.
The blast was a suicide attack targeting the Aman lashkar (pro-government militia), Geo TV quoted Ahmed, as saying.
Adezai has remained the target of terror activities for a long time now. (ANI)
- 20 killed in Peshawar bombing - Mar 09, 2011
- Suicide bombing kills 34 in Peshawar funeral (Second Lead) - Mar 09, 2011
- Suicide bombing kills 36 mourners at Pakistan funeral (Third Lead, Changing dateline) - Mar 09, 2011
- At least 37 killed in funeral suicide blast in Pakistan - Mar 09, 2011
- Suicide blast in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa - Jan 12, 2011
- Nine killed, several injured in car-bomb explosion in Peshawar - Feb 02, 2011
- 8 killed in Peshawar cattle market suicide blast - Nov 08, 2009
- Two dead, 14 hurt in Peshawar blast - Jul 01, 2011
- Two dead, 13 hurt in Peshawar car blast (Lead) - Jul 01, 2011
- Four hurt in Peshawar blast - Jul 01, 2011
- Seven killed in Swabi suicide attack targeting Pak politician - Mar 30, 2011
- JUI-F chief Fazl-ur Rehman escapes second suicide bomb attack in two days - Mar 31, 2011
- Five killed in Pakistan suicide bombing (Lead) - Apr 04, 2011
- Pakistan blast: 31 killed, Taliban claims responsibility - Sep 15, 2011
- Four killed in Peshawar suicide blast (Lead) - Jan 31, 2011
Tags: ahmed, bomb disposal squad, dco, geo tv, hospitals, law enforcement agencies, long time, militia, northwest, northwestern city, pakistan, peshawar, prayers, regard, search operation, suicide attack, suicide bomber, target, terror activities, tv reports