 PESHAWAR: A landmine blast in southern Bannu district on Saturday killed one and injured seven, police said. The blast ripped through a grocery shop in Mandan Gate market, Bannu district nazim Engineer Iqbal told Daily Times by phone. Three people were said to be in a serious condition and were taken to a hospital in Peshawar. The rest were taken to a local hospital, police said. The dead man was a member of the banned Jaish-e-Mohammad outfit, one of the fiercest rebel groups fighting Indian rule in Kashmir, they added. The Saturday blast was the second in the NWFP in a little over a month. In November, several rockets had targeted military and civilian installations Peshawar. |