Suicide Attack in Charsadda, 20 killed

CHARSADDA, Pakistan: Suicide Attack in Charsadda, 20 killed, At least 20 people were killed and scores of others were hurt in an apparent suicide attack in Charsadda here Tuesday.

The suicide bomber exploded his explosives-laden vehicle in an intersection just outside the market at Farooq-e-Azam chowk in Charsadda, located some 25 miles (40 kilometers) north of Peshawar, destroying shops on both sides of the road and knocking down electrical wires.

The blast wounded 55 people, 10 of them critically, said police official Riaz Khan.

“I had just passed through this place hardly two minutes before the blast. I felt it myself,” said Khan. “We got back and saw destruction everywhere.”

Paramedical teams and rescuers arrived at the scene and the injured – among many are in critical situation, were rushed to the district hospital where emergency has already been declared.

Police cordoned off the area and were collecting the evidences from the blast site.