PESHAWAR: A blast at a CD market in Peshawar has killed two and
injured 20 others. The explosion has caused a fire to erupt at the
market.
According to the media reports, the blast took place at
a computer discs, and DVD market located on GT road, Nisterabad
Peshawar. Firdous says that the location is fairly frequented
especially in the evening, with the main road being jam packed with
traffic. He added that the market is located in a residential cluster.
With
shops catching fire after the blast, fire brigades had reached the spot
along with ambulances and the bomb disposal squad. The injured had been
shifted to the Lady Reading Hospital.
The Taliban have been
known to attack CD markets in the past. In 2005, Taliban frequently
sent warning letters to store owners and even blew those stores up
which did not conform to their demands. Online
