Four persons were injured when a low intensity blast ripped through a shop selling music and movies on the outskirts of this northwestern Pakistani city today, police said.
The blast at Bilal Market in Hayatabad township was caused by an explosive device planted in the shop, police
said.
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The explosion caused fear among residents of the area.
Police rushed to the site and gathered evidence while the injured were taken to a nearby hospital.
Pro-Taliban militants have targeted dozens of shops selling music and movies in a series of bomb attacks across
northwest Pakistan over the past few years.
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