Children among those killed and dozens injured after explosives believed hidden in plastic bag detonate at madrassa

A blast at a religious seminary in Pakistan’s northern city of Peshawar killed at least four people, including children, and injured dozens, officials have said.

“The blast took place in a madrassa where unknown people had planted explosives in a plastic bag,” a police officer said on condition of anonymity as he was not authorised to speak with media. Children were among the dead, he added.

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