PESHAWAR: A suicide bomber blew himself up outside the Press Club in Peshawar on Tuesday killing at least three persons and injuring several
The bomber detonated his explosives when a policeman deployed at the gate of the Press Club tried to prevent him from entering the premises. The policeman was among the three persons who died in the blast, local media reported.
Journalists were among the several persons injured in the explosion, the latest in a series of bombings and suicide attacks in Peshawar that has killed hundreds of people.
No group claimed responsibility for the attack. The blast damaged the Press Club and blew out its windows. A sizeable number of people were present in the Club at the time of the attack.
A provincial minister was scheduled to address a news conference in the Club later in the afternoon.
Several cars parked outside the Club were also damaged. Security forces cordoned off the area and gathered the body parts of the bomber.
Ambulances rushed the injured to hospitals, where an emergency was declared.
