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PESHAWAR: A suicide bomber killed at least eight people and wounded 43 others when he rammed his motorcycle into a bus on University Road here on Monday, police said.
The bombing took place at Peshawar's Jehangir Abad neighbourhood on Arbab Road close to a police vehicle and also damaged a passing bus.
"The commissioner, who passed just a minute before from the road, was the target of the bombing, but he escaped unhurt as the bomber missed the target and struck his motorcycle into a passenger bus," police official said.
Body parts of the suicide bomber were also found at the blast site, he added.
Bomb disposal officials said the explosives weighed up to six kilograms (13 pounds).
Rescue teams shifted the bodies and injured to Khyber Teaching Hospital while police cordoned off the area and started investigation.
The University Road was closed for traffic after the incident.
LAHORE: Pakistan said Friday that it probes an attack on Indian prisoner Sarabjit Singh, convicted of plotting terror attacks on Pakistani soil.
A foreign office spokesman said that a request of Indian High Commission for Counselor’s visit to the injured prisoner is being considered by the Pakistani authorities.
He said that the Punjab Home Department and Interior Ministry were jointly probing the issue. Indian High Commission has contacted Pakistan foreign office over the issue.
Indian media reports said that five prisoners who attacked the Indian spy have been identified. The reports said Indian authorities have also contacted President Asif Ali Zardari over the incident.
Early commuters faced difficulties in reaching their work places as the road was blocked near ICI Bridge.
Activities at the Karachi port were also badly affected due to the protest.
(Source: Geo News)
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