Peshawar: A blast apparently targeting a vehicle of foreigners exploded near Peshawar University at Abidra chowk, killing one and injuring 10 others, sources said on Friday.
Police said that three American officials were traveling in a bomb proof vehicle and received minor injuries. They said that the deceased and other s wounded were passers by. The dead and injured were shifted to Khyber Teaching Hospital while the US officials were taken to a undisclosed place.
Police and security forces rushed to the spot and corded off the area The explosion caused a four-foot deep crater. Bomb Disposal Squad officials told media that 50 kilogram explosive material was used in the blast that was planted in a car and detonated by a remote control.
Meanwhile, US Consulate said in a statement that the US officials were targeted in the blast, however no official was killed or received severe injuries in the explosion. It said two US vehicles were targeted in the attack .
The blast appeared to be first attack on US officials after the killing of al-Qaeda Chief Osama bin Laden in a US commando raid in Abbottabad.
Al-Qaeda and the Taliban had threatened for taking revenge of Osama bin Laden while the US was also expecting a backlash after taking down world’s most wanted.
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