Bomber hits Pak spy agency in Peshawar, kills 16
Saturday, 14 November 2009
Pakistani officials says a suicide car bombing targeting an office of the country's main intelligence agency in Peshawar has killed at least 16 people, and wounded more than 100, according to VOA.
The blast early Friday destroyed much of the three-story building which held the office of the Inter-Services Intelligence agency. A VOA correspondent in Islamabad says the blast was so powerful it was heard 20 kilometers away.
The spy agency targeted in the bombing oversees much of the government's anti-terror campaign in the tribal regions bordering Afghanistan.
Peshawar, situated in the northwest, not far from the government offensive against the Taliban, has been a frequent target of militant attacks.
In another incident Friday, police say a suicide car bomber struck a police station near the northwestern town of Bannu, killing at least three police officers. At least 23 people were wounded.
In southwest Pakistan, police say militants attacked oil tankers taking fuel to US and NATO troops in Afghanistan. One driver was killed, and five tankers were set on fire.
The blast early Friday destroyed much of the three-story building which held the office of the Inter-Services Intelligence agency. A VOA correspondent in Islamabad says the blast was so powerful it was heard 20 kilometers away.
The spy agency targeted in the bombing oversees much of the government's anti-terror campaign in the tribal regions bordering Afghanistan.
Peshawar, situated in the northwest, not far from the government offensive against the Taliban, has been a frequent target of militant attacks.
In another incident Friday, police say a suicide car bomber struck a police station near the northwestern town of Bannu, killing at least three police officers. At least 23 people were wounded.
In southwest Pakistan, police say militants attacked oil tankers taking fuel to US and NATO troops in Afghanistan. One driver was killed, and five tankers were set on fire.