International News Safety Institute

11 June 2011

Asfandyar Abid Naveed

Incident

Asfandyar Abid Naveed

Cause of death

Explosion

Details

Asfandyar Abid Naveed, a journalist with Akhbar-e-Khyber, was killed in the blasts, which occurred on Saturday at a market in the capital of the Khyber Pankhtunkhwa region of Pakistan.

Two smaller blasts, one at a restaurant near the market and the other in a building adjacent to it, drew people to the site, including journalists who were there to cover the event. A second, more powerful blast then rocked the market, killing at least 34 people, and wounding over 100.

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