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| A large explosion has occurred on a busy road in the north-western Pakistani city of Peshawar. | A large explosion has occurred on a busy road in the north-western Pakistani city of Peshawar. |
| Police said the blast occurred near an army checkpoint. At least four people are reported killed and others injured. | |
| Peshawar has borne the brunt of recent attacks, which have left scores dead. On Tuesday, a blast outside a club for journalists killed three people. | Peshawar has borne the brunt of recent attacks, which have left scores dead. On Tuesday, a blast outside a club for journalists killed three people. |
| Pakistan has seen a surge in violence since the army began an offensive against the Taliban in Waziristan. | Pakistan has seen a surge in violence since the army began an offensive against the Taliban in Waziristan. |
| It remains unclear how many people may have been killed or injured in the latest explosion, which struck Peshawar's Mall Road. | It remains unclear how many people may have been killed or injured in the latest explosion, which struck Peshawar's Mall Road. |
| "I can see smoke and injured people lying on the ground," one witness, Shahid Khan, told the AFP news agency from near the scene. | "I can see smoke and injured people lying on the ground," one witness, Shahid Khan, told the AFP news agency from near the scene. |
| TV footage from the scene showed shattered glass and debris covering a wide area. | |
| A senior minister for the North West Frontier Province, Bashir Ahmad Bilour, told the media that four people had been killed, including two policemen, and six were injured. | |
| He said it was a suicide attack. |