Islamabad, Oct. 13 (Xinhua-ANI): At least six people were killed and several others injured when a car bomb hit a market in Pakistan's northwest Dera Adamkhel area on Saturday morning, reported local media Samaa.
According to the local media reports, the blast took place at about 10:40 a.m. local time near a local pro-government peace militiamen's office in a market in Dera Adamkhel, a small town lying some 30 kilometers south of Peshewar, the largest city in northwest Pakistan.
At least ten shops were also destroyed in the blast, said local media.
Some reports said that the bomb was planted inside a car while others said it was a suicide blast. The nature of the blast is yet to be determined, said police.
All the victims have been shifted to hospitals in the neighboring cities of Peshawar and Kohat.
Emergency has been declared in Peshawar hospital, said local media. (Xinhua-ANI)
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