5 killed, 30 injured in Peshawar blast

The blast took place in a CDs shop Monday night and damaged as many as ten other shops. The deadly bomb was planted on a motorcycle. It was the second blast in the country on Monday as a blast in Karachi early in the morning at SSP CID’s house killed 8 innocent people.A women is also reported to be amongst the people killed in Peshawar blast. A police van was damaged in the blast.The bomb disposal squad said the bomb was planted on a motorcycle.Rescue activities were immediately started after the blast and injured were transported to hospitals. Provincial minister Bashir Bilour confirmed the death and said at the hospital that police had informed him that the bomb was probably planted in a motorcycle.Peshawar police chief Imtiaz Altaf told reporters at the scene of the blast that the target was the CD market.Jalalud Din, a 35-year-old lawyer, who received head injuries from the blast, said he was buying sweets for his children.There was a huge blast as I was buying candies for my kids. I lost consciousness after my head struck a wall, Din said.