August 11, 2011
Female Suicide Bomber Targets Pakistan Police Post
Photo: Reuters
Police and residents stand near a vehicle, which was transporting police officials, after it was hit by a bomb in Peshawar August 11, 2011.
Pakistani officials say a female suicide bomber has killed herself and another woman near a police check post in the northwest city of Peshawar.
Officials say the woman threw a grenade at police before detonating her explosives-laden vest, just meters away from where a roadside bomb attack killed four police officers and a child just moments earlier.
At least 14 people were wounded in the first attack, when a remote-control roadside bomb placed inside a hand cart targeted a police vehicle near the Lahori Gate area of the city. At least three people were wounded in the second attack.
Police are investigating whether the woman killed in the suicide bomb attack was an accomplice or a bystander. No group has claimed responsibility.
Attacks by female suicide bombers are rare in Pakistan.
Peshawar, which lies near the restive border with Afghanistan, has experienced numerous Taliban and al-Qaida-linked suicide attacks and bomb explosions in recent years.
Officials say the woman threw a grenade at police before detonating her explosives-laden vest, just meters away from where a roadside bomb attack killed four police officers and a child just moments earlier.
At least 14 people were wounded in the first attack, when a remote-control roadside bomb placed inside a hand cart targeted a police vehicle near the Lahori Gate area of the city. At least three people were wounded in the second attack.
Police are investigating whether the woman killed in the suicide bomb attack was an accomplice or a bystander. No group has claimed responsibility.
Attacks by female suicide bombers are rare in Pakistan.
Peshawar, which lies near the restive border with Afghanistan, has experienced numerous Taliban and al-Qaida-linked suicide attacks and bomb explosions in recent years.
Some information for this report was provided by AP, AFP and Reuters.
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