Blast at Islamic School in Pakistan Kills at Least 7 Including Children, 70 Injured

Blast at Islamic School in Pakistan Kills at Least 7 Including Children, 70 Injured
A rescue worker examines remains at the site of a blast at a religious school in Peshawar on Oct. 27, 2020. Abdul Majeed/AFP via Getty Images
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PESHAWAR, Pakistan—A bomb blast at an Islamic seminary in the Pakistani city of Peshawar on Tuesday killed at least seven people, including children, and wounded dozens, police and hospital officials said.

“Unknown people planted explosives in a plastic bag,” said a police officer in the northwestern city who declined to be identified as he is not authorised to speak to media.