Explosions inside Peshawar's Shama Cinema kill 11, injure 25

Dunya News

More than 50 people were present inside the cinema during screening of a pashto film.

PESHAWAR (Web Desk) – At least 11 people have been killed and more than 25 got injured as three explosions hit Shama Cinema in the capital of troubled Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Dunya News reported on Tuesday.

The blasts took place inside cinema hall where more than 50 people were watching a movie.

Police and rescue officials rushed to the site following the incident and surrounded the area. Injured people are being shifted to Lady Reading Hospital where an emergency has been imposed.

According to rescue sources, all the injured have been evacuated and shifted to hospital while the law enforcement agencies and Bomb Disposal Squad have launched search operation.