Published: March 11, 2010

BARA: Two persons including a child were killed and 23 others injured in a bomb blast occurred at the junction of Khyber Agency’s tehsil Bara Qadeem and Peshawar district while two terrorists were also killed.

According to police sources, the blast took place near a check post from where a convoy of Frontier Constabulary was to pass.

The blast occurred when 3 terrorists were planting a land mine. Two of them were killed instantly at the scene while the third one managed to escape. Two passersby including a child were also killed in the incident while 23 others were injured.

The injured were rushed to three main hospitals of Peshawar – Hayatabad Medical Complex, Lady Reading Hospital and Khyber Teaching Hospital – where four of the injured are said to be in critical condition.

Later, the security forces cordoned off the area.

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