A bomb ripped through a passenger vehicle parked at a bus terminal and killed seven people and wounded 11 others, police said.
Peshawar police Chief Mohammad Ijaz said a remote controlled device was used in the bombing.
“It appears to be a remote controlled bomb placed in a passenger
vehicle waiting to leave for a rural area,” he said, adding that three
other vehicles were also damaged.
He quoted witnesses as saying a man boarded the vehicle and left
after leaving a package inside, telling people that he would be back
soon.
Shortly afterwards a huge blast ripped through the vehicle. The casualties were mostly among the passengers, he added.
The dead included three women and one child, he said, adding that the wounded also included two women.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility, but Pakistan’s
Taliban have carried out several bloody attacks to avenge the killing
of Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden by US commandos north of Islamabad
on May 2.
President Asif Ali Zardari, Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani, Interior Minister Rehman Malik, Information and Broadcasting Minister Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan, Quaid Pakistan Muslim League-N Main Nawaz Sharif, Chief Minister Punjab Main Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif condemned and showed deep sorrow over lost of innocent masses lives. SANA
President Asif Ali Zardari, Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani, Interior Minister Rehman Malik, Information and Broadcasting Minister Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan, Quaid Pakistan Muslim League-N Main Nawaz Sharif, Chief Minister Punjab Main Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif condemned and showed deep sorrow over lost of innocent masses lives. SANA
