3 dead, 17 injured in NW Pakistan suicide bombing

PESHAWAR. December 22. KAZINFORM Three persons, including a police officer, were killed and 17 others injured Tuesday in a blast in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar; Kazinform refers to Xinhua.
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A suicide attacker blew himself up outside the Peshawar Press Club when he was stopped by police at the entrance.

Police said the three people, including a police officer and the Club accountant, were killed in the attack. Some journalists among the injured have been taken to nearby hospitals in Peshawar, the capital of North West Frontier Province (NWFP).

Sources said a press conference of the ruling Pakistan People's Party was going on when the blast occurred. Seventy to 80 persons were reportedly present at the club premises.

The blast shattered the windowpanes of the nearby buildings. A passing passenger bus was also damaged in the explosion; Kazinform cites Xinhua.

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