By NNN-APP,
Peshawar : A suicide bomber believed to be a teenager Thursday morning detonated himself at a Madrassa of Tanzeem Amar Bil Maroof Wah Nahi Anil Munkar in Bar Kambarkhel, injuring 15 religious students in Tehsil Bara Khyber Agency.
The head of the religious seminary Haji Namdar who was prime target of the suicide bomber escaped unhurt, said an official of the Political administration of Khyber Agency.
The APP Khyber Agency Correspondent giving first hand account of the blast said the bomber was trying to get close to Maulana Namdar to present his pistol to him and in the meantime he blew himself up.
The condition of the five injured was stated to be critical. About 12 injured were shifted to Khyber Teaching Hospital while those suffered minor wounds were treated at Dogar Hospital Bara.
According to eyewitnesses the bomber believed to be around 18 tears detonated himself up after Dars e Quran. The local people said that bomber, whose body split in two pieces was not a native of the area.
The injured were identified as Imran, Haji Awal Jan, Haji Hakeem, Abdur Rehman, Akbar, Abid, Yaqub, Gul Akbar, Haider Gul, Rehmat Shah, Khial Gul. No organization has far claimed responsibility of the blast.