PESHAWAR: A blast left three officials of the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) injured on Monday morning.
According to private TV channels,
the CTD officials were targeted when they were returning after defusing an Impro
vised Explosive Device (IED) found outside a girls primary school in the provincial capital.
Police said the blast damaged the vehicle and the injured were moved to Lady Reading Hospital for treatment where they were stated to be in stable condition.
The TV channel reported
the CTD and officials o
f Bomb Disposal Squad were dispatched to the school after an explosion which occurred as one of the IEDs exploded outside the school damaging gate of the building.
Heavy contingent of police were sent to s
ite of the blasts where they were collecting evidence.
According to media reports, one of the IEDs that didn’t explode w
eighed around 2 kilogram, adding that the two blasts occurred during an hour.
