Peshawar: At least three people, including a lady police constable were killed and eight others injured in a blast outside Nowshera District Court on Tuesday.
Sources said that the bast occurred out side the main gate of the District Court.Police rushed to the spot and cordoned off the area. The dead and injured were shifted to a nearby hospital.
District Police Officer Quresh Khan confirming the deaths said that the blast was apparently caused by remote-control or time device.
Bomb Disposal Squad officials told media that one kilogram explosive material was used in the blast.
The slain lady constable have been identified as Shazia. The sources said that two suspicious persons were also arrested in the area.
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