Car Blast in Peshawar , Pakistan

Sunday, August 23, 2009 at 12:37 am

Car Blast in Peshawar , Pakistan Peshawar, Pakistan- Powerful blast occurred in Hayatabad of Peshawar, killing one man and injuring three others reported Saturday.

According to state TV, the blast was a car bomb blast in Hayatabat phase-IV near Hayatabat Medical Complex.

Fire fighters have been dispatched towards the blast site.

According to eyewitnesses, there was only one person in the vehicle, who was killed in the blast.

Ruling out the likelihood of sabotage, DCO Peshawar said the blast occurred owing to explosion of cylinder of the car.

According to Edhi sources, a man was killed and three others were injured in the blast. The sources said all the injured are passers-by, who have been shifted to hospital.

The blast created havoc around the area spurring the shopkeepers to close down the markets.