Low intensity explosion: Bomb damages boundary of ANP office

SP City Asif Iqbal told The Express Tribune around half a kilogramme of explosives were used in the bomb.

PESHAWAR: The boundary wall of the Awami National Party (ANP) secretariat, known as Bacha Khan Markaz, was damaged by a low intensity bomb blast on Wednesday evening.

There were no casualties. The bomb, reportedly a timed device that had been planted along the boundary wall, exploded with a loud blast around 9:00 pm, sending a wave of panic across the city. A large number of police and local people reached the area. SP City Asif Iqbal told The Express Tribune that around half a kilogramme of explosives were used in the bomb.

Published in The Express Tribune, October 25^th, 2012.