Saturday, November 14, 2009

car bomb blast in peshawar, 10 killed

wave of violence continewing in Pakistan's northwest. Suicide car bomb blast at a police check post on Peshawar's outskirts on Thursday. the blast at least killed 10 people, including women and children, and injuring over 25 others.
The bomber detonated his explosive-laden vehicle, packed with 50 kg of explosives, when he was flagged at the checkpoint at Pishtakhara Chowk, the main entry point to Peshawar from the troubled Khyber tribal region.
The powerful blast blew up a number of other vehicles lined up at the check post. A large number of people were present in a nearby bus stand and commercial area when the blast occurred at about 4.15 pm.
Hospital officials said 10 people, including two children, two women and two policemen, were killed and over 25 injured.

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