Thursday, March 15, 2012

Police: roadside Bomb wounds Pakistani troops

A roadside bomb exploded Tuesday near a military truck in northwestern Pakistan, wounding at least five troops and one civilian, officials said.

Local police chief Ibrahim Khan said the bomb was apparently attached to a bicycle and went off in the town of Kohat, about 40 miles south of Peshawar, the capital of North West Frontier Province.

He said the injured had been transported to a hospital, where all were listed in stable condition.

Army spokesman Maj. Gen. Athar Abbas confirmed the attack, but provided no further details.

There was no immediate claim of responsibility, but it comes two days after a suicide bombing outside a …

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