2 killed, 13 injured in Peshawar blast

Police officials say cylinder exploding could be cause of the blast, Bomb Disposal Squad trying to determine cause.

PESHAWAR: Two people were killed and 13 injured in a blast near Shuba Chowk in Peshawar, police officials said on Thursday.

Police officials said that a cylinder exploding inside a vehicle could be the reason behind the blast. The Bomb Disposal Squad has reached the site and is trying to determine the cause of the blast.

Sources at the Lady Reading Hospital confirmed that two dead bodies and thirteen injured people had been brought in.

Police has cordoned off the area and investigations are underway.

Shuba Chowk is located near Khyber Bazaar and is one of the busiest areas of the provincial capital.