Peshawar, Feb 7 : At least three people were killed and eleven others were injured when a bomb exploded near a bus stand in Dera Murad Jamali, a town about 300 kilometres southeast of Quetta.

According to police the bomb exploded prematurely.

The police told a foreign news agency that the bomb exploded when the bomber was trying to place the explosives in a sewerage drain.

Two people died on the spot, while third lost his life in a hospital, said police.

The police arrested the wounded bomber, The News reported. (ANI)