Blast kills three in Pakistan

Peshawar: Three persons were killed and
as many injured when a remote-controlled bomb went off at a
camp for Afghan refugees near this north-western Pakistani city
on Wednesday, police said.

The device exploded at the main gate of Shamshato
camp, located about 30 km from Peshawar.
The identity of the victims could not immediately be
ascertained.

The injured were taken to Lady Reading Hospital
Peshawar, where an emergency was declared.
Police cordoned off the site of the blast and
launched a search for those responsible for the blast.

No group claimed responsibility for the attack.

PTI