Shop Blown up in Kohat Cantonment

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A man was injured when militants blew up a shop owned by the owner a cable network in Cantonment Market on Monday night.Officials said that terrorists had planted a heavy explosive device outside the shop which exploded with a big bang around 10.15pm when Taraweeh were being offered in the mosques.

The owner of the shop also runs World Cable Network with its office at the first floor of the same market. Its transmissions cover the whole cantonment area.

The Rescue 15 squad along with the bomb disposal squad reached the scene and cordoned off the whole area.

The injured person identified as Riaz was immediately shifted to a hospital for treatment. The windowpanes and doors of many other shops were also partially damaged in the blast.