At least
nine persons, including two children, were killed and nearly 70 injured in a
major blast at a proselytising centre in Pakistan's restive northwest on
Thursday.
The
explosion ripped through the "Tableeghi Markaz" in Bashirabad area of
Peshawar district when worshippers were offering evening prayers, police said.
Nine
persons, including two children, were killed and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Health
Minister Shoukat Yousufzai said the death toll could rise.
