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1st LD Writethru: 3 killed as blast hits local court in NW Pakistan

Xinhua, March 7, 2016 Adjust font size:

At least three people were killed and 13 others injured when an explosion hit a local court in Pakistan's northwest Charsadda district on Monday morning, local Urdu media reported.

Geo News reported that the blast happened in the session court of the Shabqadar area of Charsadda, a district located in the country's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.

The nature of the blast has not been determined yet.

The injured including two policemen have been shifted to a nearby hospital where several of them are said to be in critical condition.

No group has claimed responsibility for the attack yet.

Police and paramilitary troops cordoned off the area for investigations. Enditem