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Peshawar Grenade Attack

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Pakistan: Grenade attack in Peshawar leaves 3 policemen injured

India Blooms News Service | @indiablooms | Feb 19, 2022, at 10:07 pm

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Peshawar: At least three policemen were hurt as a grenade attack hit Pakistan's Peshawar city on Saturday, media reports said.

Officials told Dawn News unknown men hurled hand grenades at the city's Phandu Police Station and escaped, resulting in injuries to at least three policemen.

The hurt people were taken to Lady Reading Hospital (LRH) for treatment.

Video footage of the attack showed a man hurling the hand grenades over the wall of the police station, reports the newspaper.

Officials and bomb disposal squads reached the site after the blast.

Capital City Police Officer (CCPO) Abbas Ahsan, while giving details of the attack, told Dawn News the unknown assailants hurled two hand grenades at the station.

As a result, three officials were injured while no casualty was reported, he added.

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