PESHAWAR: At least one person was injured Tuesday when a bomb planted on the side of a road exploded in Peshawar’s upscale Hayatabad area.
According to police, the blast also damaged a vehicle near Hayatabad's Bagh Naran Chowk.
The injured man was taken to a nearby hospital for emergency treatment.
Superintendent of Police Rana Umer said the explosive material had been planted by the side of the road which caused a loud explosion.
Umer said that police had started a search operation in adjoining areas.
Police also said that a convoy of security forces' personnel had passed by the area shortly before the explosion, but they remained unhurt.
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