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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 struck 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. At least four people are reported to have been killed and others hurt in the blast, near an army checkpoint.
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. The latest explosion struck a busy commercial road in the main Saddar area of Peshawar, near the offices of Pakistan's national airline and a convent school and church.
"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.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.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.He said it was a suicide attack.
The dead and injured have been taken to the nearby Combined Military Hospital.