Blast in Peshawar; one killed

Published May 12, 2012

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A police office standing in front of a vehicle damaged in a bomb blast. — File photo

PESHAWAR: A roadside bomb targeting a vehicle carrying police killed one of them in Peshawar, security officials said.

The blast took place on the G T Road in Peshawar's Gulbahar area.

Police officer Javed Khan said 12 civilians and five police officers were also wounded in Saturday's attack.

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He said the officers were escorting a prison van, but no prisoner was hurt.

No group has claimed responsibility, but the Pakistani branch of the Taliban often targets police, military troops and other security forces to pressure the government to end support for the United States in its campaign against al Qaeda and other militant groups.

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