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| 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. |