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Militants targeted a police patrol with a remote- controlled car bomb on the outskirts of Peshawar, the capital of North West Frontier Province (NWFP), killing eight persons and injuring three others, officials said.
The attack occurred when a police patrol vehicle went to the Badabher area to search a van that was parked in the area for some time. Police said there was a corpse inside the van.
As the patrol party approached the van, the bomb was detonated by remote control. Peshawar police chief Sifwat Ghayur said five policemen, two Frontier Constabulary personnel and a passer-by were killed while three others were injured in the attack.
One of the injured is in a critical condition, Ghayur told reporters. Other officials said 30 kgs of explosives was used in the attack.
In the second attack at Darra Adam Khel, two civilians were killed and six security personnel injured when militants targeted an army convoy with a roadside remote-controlled bomb.
The area was cordoned off by security forces after the blast and the injured were rushed to nearby hospitals. Both attacks occurred in areas where local Taliban have a sizeable presence. The region is described as sensitive by police.
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I have just come from nwfp. And there are no taleban arouund except millitants who are paid by the pakistani govement. Pakistan is enjoying the money while patans are dieing. Hope usa and india nuke pakistan. Pakistan is a country that needs wipeing out full stop
sorry sad failed system..How can the governmnent,public and militants can make their own lives hell? it seems like they don't have any sentiments for their own country...she(pakistan) is suffering! help yourselves out to hepl her..thats you and your country..
A failed state in the region may be dangerous for everyone.It could become a breeding ground for many activities, which are harmful to the humankind. Nuclear armed country going to wrong hands may become a seriou threat to the world peace. Containing terrorism is the most important task to the Pakistani leaders and all the countries in the region. Effective regional cooperation is called for. World leaders may have act and act fast to eradicate terrorism from the face of the world.