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Pakistani city of Peshawar hit by deadly blast Pakistani city of Peshawar hit by deadly blast
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A suicide attack in the north-western Pakistani city of Peshawar has left at least six people dead, officials say. A suicide attack on a convoy carrying a senior police commander in the north-western Pakistani city of Peshawar has killed at least six people, police say.
The bombing targeted a convoy of the paramilitary Frontier Corps, local media reported. The apparent target, head of the paramilitary Frontier Constabulary (FC) Abdul Majeed Marwat, reportedly escaped without serious injury.
Pakistan's Geo TV said a senior commander in the convoy was unhurt as his vehicle had already passed the checkpoint where the bomber struck. Two women were said to be among the dead, and 11 people were wounded.
Peshawar has come under frequent attack by the Taliban and other militant groups in recent years.Peshawar has come under frequent attack by the Taliban and other militant groups in recent years.
Three of those killed in Friday's attack were civilians and three were police, police official Dost Mohammed Khan said. No group has yet admitted being behind Friday's explosion.
A local hospital official said that two of the victims who died were women. "It was a suicide attack, the target was the FC commander," police official Arshad Khan told the AFP news agency.
At least 11 people were injured. The suicide bomber approached the convoy as it was waiting at a military checkpoint, witnesses said. A security official told Dawn newspaper the attacker had been on a motorbike.
Another official told the AFP that Abdul Majeed Marwat had escaped with "only scratches" but had been taken to hospital for treatment.
"We have received six dead bodies, including two women," said Jameel Shah, a spokesman for the city's Lady Reading hospital. "Eleven people were also injured."
Four of the wounded were paramilitary personnel, reports say.
Peshawar borders Pakistan's volatile tribal areas, where many of the country's militants are based.Peshawar borders Pakistan's volatile tribal areas, where many of the country's militants are based.
There has been a surge of violence in Pakistani cities including Peshawar over recent weeks, raising concern about the possibility of further attacks as the country prepares for national elections in May. In the past few weeks there has been a surge of violence in Pakistani cities including Peshawar, raising concern about the possibility of further attacks as the country prepares for national elections in May.