Suicide blast leaves 2 policemen killed, 6 injured in NW Pakistan
Xinhua, June 11, 2015 Adjust font size:
At least two policemen were killed and six others injured in a suicide attack at a police convoy in Pakistan's northwest Peshawar city on Thursday, officials said.
Senior Superintendent Police Mian Saeed said that the suicide bomber hit his explosive-laden motorbike into a vehicle carrying deputy commandant (DC) of Frontier Regiment Police in Hayatabad area of Peshawar, the capital city of the country's north Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
The DC Malik Tariq received serious injuries and his vehicle was completely destroyed in the blast.
Tariq was on his way from his home to office when his convoy came under attack.
Police said the bomber who was carrying about four to six kg of explosive materials also got killed in the attack.
The injured people have been shifted to Hayatabad Medical Complex.
No group has claimed responsibility for the attack yet.
Police cordoned off the area for investigations.
The country's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif condemned the attack and sought a report from the concerned officials. Endi