Islamabad:
After an attack near a nuclear facility in Punjab province killing seven people and a large explosion in the north-western city of Peshawar that left several injured, a third blast has hit Pakistan claiming at least 18 lives. (
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In the latest incident, a bus carrying a marriage party has been blown up in a landmine explosion near Mohmand Agency. Several women and children are among the dead.
10 injured in Peshawar blastHours before the bus blast, at least 10 people were injured in a bomb attack outside a restaurant in the northwestern city of Peshawar.
Witnesses to the restaurant blast said it occurred soon after a man parked a car outside the restaurant in Hayatabad area on the outskirts of Peshawar, the capital of North West Frontier Province (NWFP). The man, who had long hair, fled immediately after parking the car.
The injured were taken to nearby hospitals and one of them was in critical condition reports said.
Reports add that the restaurant targeted in the attack belonged to the son of a senior leader of the Awami National Party, which is in power in NWFP and is part of the ruling coalition at the centre. The walls and windows of the restaurant were blown up by the blast. Police fired in the air after the explosion to disperse people and launched a search for the attacker.
7 killed in suicide attack in Kamra
Earlier this morning, terrorists struck near a nuclear facility in Pakistan - for the fourth time since 2007. At least seven people were killed and dozens were injured in the attack.
Reports said the bomber walked up to the first check post outside the Pakistan Aeronautical Complex within the cantonment in Kamra in Punjab and detonated his explosives when security guards stopped him. This is sure to raise renewed concerns about the safety of Pakistan's nuclear programme.
Foreign military experts and researchers often mention the Kamra site as a likely place to keep planes that can carry nuclear warheads. The army, which does not reveal where its nuclear weapons are stored, has denied that the facility is tied to the programme.
Pakistan has witnessed a wave of deadly bombings and suicide attacks over the past two weeks that has been blamed on the Taliban. Most of the attacks have targeted security facilities, including the army's General Headquarters in Rawalpindi near here.