Bomber strikes Pak police post: 11 die
November 15, 2009
A suicide bomber blew up his explosives-filled car yesterday at a police checkpoint in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar killing at least 11 people while 13 militants were killed in military offensive, police said.
Four children were among the 11 people killed at the police checkpoint on the outskirts of the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar, in the latest string of militant attacks targeting the city, officials said.
“At least 11 people have been killed and 25 others wounded,” Peshawar district administration chief Sahibzada Anis told reporters.
“A suicide bomber exploded his car when police tried to search his car at a checkpoint at a big crossing on the outskirts of Peshawar,” Anis said.
Live television footage showed a huge cloud of smoke above the Pushta Khara neighbourhood of Peshawar and the wreckage of several cars.
Earlier Pakistani troops killed 13 militants in two separate gunfights yesterday in the northwest Swat valley, officials said.
Five militants were killed after a group of insurgents ambushed a military convoy near Totakan village, Malakand district administration chief Siraj Ahmed said.
Eight more insurgents were killed during a search operation in thick forest near Mangaltan village, a local military spokesman said, adding that the soldiers seized a large number of arms and ammunition.
Source: thedailystar.net
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