PESHAWAR: At least one person was killed and four civil judges injured when a suicide bomber rammed his motorbike into a court van in Peshawar on Wednesday.
CCPO Tahir Khan said driver of the van carrying the judges was killed in the incident in Phase 5, Hayatabad area of the provincial capital. “The condition of the judges is out of danger now,” he added.
CCPO Peshawar said body parts of the suicide bomber were found, saying around 15 kilogrammes of explosives were used in the attack.
The deceased was identified as Khurshid, whereas the injured included civil judges Asif Jadoon, Asifa, Rabia and Tehreema.
The outlawed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) later claimed responsibility for the attack.