3 killed, 2 injured in Budh Bair blast

Sources say attack targeted former nazim who was not present in vehicle.

PESHAWAR: Three people were killed and two others were injured when a bomb blast ripped through a bus stop in the Bazair Khel area of Budh Bair, Express News reported on Tuesday.

According to sources, the intended target was a former nazim of the area who was not present in the vehicle at the time of the attack.

The injured were shifted to Lady Reading Hospital.

Earlier, at least 19 people were killed and 20 were injured in a blast on Charsadda Road, which reports said had targeted a bus of Civil Secretariat employees.