powerful bomb ripped through a bus carrying government employees in Pakistan’s Peshawar city on Wednesday, killing at least 15 people and injuring 30 others.The blast took place as a bomb placed inside the bus exploded when the vehicle packed with government employees reached Peshawar from Mardan.The bomb exploded when the private bus was on Sunehri Masjid Road as it was taking civil secretariat employees for duty. At least 15 people were killed in the blast targeting the bus carrying government officials, SSP operations Peshawar Abbas Majeed Marwat said. He said about 50 people were on board the bus at the time of the explosion.Two women and a child were among the dead. At least 30 people were injured in the blast.SP Cantt Kashif Zulfiqar said the blast was caused by an improvised explosive device (IED) planted inside the bus. About 8 kg of explosives were used in blast. -
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