Watch: 7 killed, 70 injured in blast at seminary in Pakistan
PAKISTAN: At least seven people were killed and more than 70 injured — a majority of whom are believed to be students — in an explosion on Tuesday morning at a seminary in Peshawar’s Dir Colony.
Senior Superintendent of Police (Operations) Mansoor Aman confirmed the explosion, saying that initial reports suggest an improvised explosive device (IED) was used in the explosion. “Five kgs of explosives were used in the blast.”
Blast in Peshawar Madrassa, 5 Children martyred, 70 injured… many critical. May Allah have mercy on them and their family.#Peshawar https://t.co/f5dudnmzUf
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The area has been cordoned off and police teams are collecting evidence, he added.
“The blast took place in a seminary during a Quran class. Someone took a bag inside the seminary,” Waqar Azim, a senior police official, told AFP.