Peshawar: Suspected militants drove a car packed with explosives into a police station in Peshawar on Wednesday, killing two policemen and wounding 15 people, the latest attack since Osama bin laden was killed this month.
The police station, where the office of the Criminal Investigation Department which also investigates militancy, was destroyed in the blast, a Reuters witness said.
Residents said the explosion rattled windows throughout town. Television showed police and soldiers cordoning off the affected district.
Two policemen were killed and 15 others were wounded in the dawn attack, hospital officials said.
“The car was packed with explosives, it hit the gate of the police station,” said senior superintendent of police Ejaz Khan.
Rescue officials said death toll could rise as several people are believed to be trapped in the rubble.
The bombing comes days after a brazen raid on a heavily guarded naval base in f Karachi in which 10 military personnel were killed and two aircraft destroyed. The Pakistani Taliban said they staged that assault to avenge the death of al Qaeda leader bin Laden.
Wednesday’s attack in Peshawar occurred about 1 km from the US consulate and in the same district where a car bomb exploded last week as a US consulate convoy passed by. Two man was killed and about a dozen people were wounded, including two US nationals.
Peshawar is the gateway to Pakistan’s turbulent northwest region believed to have become a hub of al Qaeda and Taliban militants.
The Pakistani Taliban also clamed responsibility for the attack on the US convoy, the first attack on foreigners since a US commando team killed bin Laden early this month.
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