November 13, 2009 11:03 AM

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Powerful explosion in office of ISI in Peshawar

<br/>In Pakistan, at least seven persons were killed and 35 others injured in a powerful explosion in the office of Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) in Peshawar on Friday morning. District administration chief Shahibzada Anees told reporters that the explosion occurred at 6:40 am at the ISI office on Khyber Road within the cantonment. He said, the injured people have been taken to the Lady Reading Hospital and a military hospital.<br/> The blast has destroyed much of the three-story building belonging to the (ISI) agency and many cars on the street outside. Nearby schools have been closed and security forces have cordoned off the area.<br/> In another incident, at least 10 people were hurt in a bombing at a police station in the town of Bannu.

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