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Eight injured in Peshawar blast

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IANS Islamabad

Eight people were injured in a bombing that targeted female voters at a polling station in Pakistan's Peshawar city, police said.

"The bomb was planted on a motorcycle. Several people, including police (personnel), have been injured. The motorcycle was parked outside a women's polling station," Geo TV quoted a senior police officer as saying.

Pakistan went to polls Saturday. The Taliban have vowed to carry out terror attacks to disrupting ballotting.

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First Published: May 11 2013 | 12:49 PM IST

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