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Tuesday, May 5, 2009

Suicide attack on military vehicle kills five: police

The suicide attacker rammed his car into the military vehicle

At least five people have been killed in a suicide attack on a Frontier Corps convoy in Peshawar, PakistanTwenty-five people including nine security men have also been wounded in the attack that occurred near Bara Qadim police checkpost on the border between Peshawar and the Khyber Agency.According to police, the suicide attacker rammed his car into a vehicle of the security convoy near a police checkpost. The checkpost and two vehicles were destroyed in the blast.Nine of the injured are security men, four from the Frontier Corps, three from the Frontier Constabulary and two are policemen.The injured were taken to Lady Reading Hospital.Police say about 200 kilograms of explosives was used in the blast that created a huge crater.

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