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Pakistan attack: Bomb kills 17 in Peshawar Pakistan attack: Bomb kills 17 in Peshawar
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A powerful blast has killed at least 17 people in the north-western city of Peshawar in Pakistan, officials say. At least 17 people have been killed and more than 40 injured in a bomb attack targeting the security forces in north-west Pakistan.
The bomb attack was aimed at a convoy of paramilitary forces, they said. More than 40 people were wounded, and vehicles and shops damaged. Hospital officials have told the BBC four children were amongst those killed in the attack near Peshawar.
The bomb was placed inside a car parked on the side of the road in a busy market area just south of the city.
The attack came during a visit to Pakistan by the British Prime Minister David Cameron.
The target was a convoy of troops, but all those reported to have been killed were civilians.
The explosion was followed by an exchange of fire between Frontier Corps - paramilitary soldiers - and the armed assailants, reported Pakistani newspaper the Express Tribune.
The BBC's Richard Galpin, in Pakistan's capital Islamabad, says this was just the latest in a spate of attacks which has left 60 people dead in the past two weeks.
He add that it is unclear who carried out the bombing, but the Pakistan Taliban has often targeted the security forces in the past.
Tackling extremist violence was high on the agenda during Mr Cameron's talks with the Pakistan prime minister Nawaz Sharif in Islamabad.
Peshawar is on the edge of Pakistan's semi-autonomous tribal region - the main militant haven from which attacks are often launched.Peshawar is on the edge of Pakistan's semi-autonomous tribal region - the main militant haven from which attacks are often launched.
It has been hit by dozens of bombings and killings over recent years.It has been hit by dozens of bombings and killings over recent years.
Last Monday, a senior police and his driver were shot dead in the city. Three days earlier, a suicide bomb attack on a neighbourhood populated by some of the city's minority Shia Muslims killed 15.Last Monday, a senior police and his driver were shot dead in the city. Three days earlier, a suicide bomb attack on a neighbourhood populated by some of the city's minority Shia Muslims killed 15.
No-one has yet claimed responsibility for Sunday's bombing, but suspicion will probably fall on the Taliban, which has been waging a bloody insurgency against the government.
The attack comes during a two-day visit to Pakistan by the British Prime Minister David Cameron - who earlier called for the Taliban to engage in peace talks, as long as they renounced tactics of "terror and violence".
Although Sunday's blast apparently targeted security forces, only one vehicle in the convoy was hit and many of the dead and injured were civilians, including women and children, reports said.
The explosion was followed by an exchange of fire between Frontier Corps - paramilitary soldiers - and the armed assailants, reported Pakistani newspaper the Express Tribune.