Grenade attack at Pakistan cinema kills 10


At least eight people have been killed and many injured in a suspected grenade attack at a cinema in Peshawar in north-west Pakistan, police say.

No group has said it carried out the attack, but cinema owners say they had received warnings from militants to shut down their businesses.

It comes almost two weeks after explosions at another cinema in the city killed five people.

Peshawar has suffered numerous bomb and gun attacks over the years.


The attack took place at about 3:40 local time while a film was showing inside the cinema. One report suggests about 50 people were inside the hall at the time of the attack.

In the last 48 hours the city of Peshawar and surrounding areas, bordering Pakistan’s restive tribal belt, have been hit by several small but deadly bomb attacks.

Agencies

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