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Blasts rock north-west Pakistan | Blasts rock north-west Pakistan |
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Two suicide car bomb attacks have rocked a town and city in north-western Pakistan. | Two suicide car bomb attacks have rocked a town and city in north-western Pakistan. |
In the latest blast, four people are reported to have been killed in a bombing in the city of Peshawar. | In the latest blast, four people are reported to have been killed in a bombing in the city of Peshawar. |
Earlier on Saturday, a suicide car bomb in the town of Bannu also killed at least four people, police said. | Earlier on Saturday, a suicide car bomb in the town of Bannu also killed at least four people, police said. |
In Peshawar, police said the bomb had exploded in a commercial area, AP news agency reported. Witnesses said the blast was heard across the city. | In Peshawar, police said the bomb had exploded in a commercial area, AP news agency reported. Witnesses said the blast was heard across the city. |
"It was a very big explosion. I could see smoke rising from the scene," Asad Ali, a resident, told Reuters by telephone. | "It was a very big explosion. I could see smoke rising from the scene," Asad Ali, a resident, told Reuters by telephone. |
Police official Anwar Khan told AFP news agency that he could see casualties lying on the ground. | |
In the attack in Bannu, the bomber detonated his vehicle outside a police station. | In the attack in Bannu, the bomber detonated his vehicle outside a police station. |