Seven dead and dozens wounded in explosion targeting a religious school in Pakistan

An explosion occurred in a religious school in the northern Pakistani city of Peshawar today, killing at least seven people, including children, and wounding dozens, officials said.
“The explosion occurred in a school where unidentified persons planted explosives in a plastic bag,” said a police officer, who spoke on condition of anonymity.
He added that the dead included children.
A spokesman for the nearby Lady Reading Hospital said it had received seven dead and 70 wounded, many of them suffering from burns from the blast.