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Blast outside cinema house injures one in Peshawar
[Dawn] A blast at the gate of a cinema house in Beautiful Downtown Peshawar...capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (formerly known as the North-West Frontier Province), administrative and economic hub for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan. Peshawar is situated near the eastern end of the Khyber Pass, convenient to the Pak-Afghan border. Peshawar has evolved into one of Pakistan's most ethnically and linguistically diverse cities, which means lots of gunfire. s Faqirabad area injured one person early on Sunday, DawnNews reported. The blast occurred at the gate of Shama Cinema near Bacha Khan Chowk in Faqirabad area of Peshawar, according to police sources. No casualties or major damage was reported after the blast. A passerby suffered minor injuries as a result of the blast, who was discharged from the hospital after basic medical treatment. Security forces cordoned off the area as investigations into the incident went underway. Posted by: Fred 2012-12-31 |
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