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  • Blast targets DSP's vehicle in Peshawar, cop remains unhurt

    Roadside bomb explodes in Peshawar, none hurt Roadside bomb explodes in Peshawar, none hurt

    A police officer remained unhurt in a roadside blast targeting his vehicle in Peshawar's Chamkani area on Friday.

    Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Chamkani Abdul Salam was travelling on Northern Bypass when the remote-controlled bomb exploded near his vehicle. However, the police official remained unhurt, Police Control Peshawar said.

    The DSP's vehicle suffered minor damage in the blast.

    A second remote-controlled bomb exploded in Peshawar's Karkhano Market earlier in the day moments after a police vehicle pass nearby. No loss of life was reported in this blast however, a passenger bus was partially damaged.

    An official of the Bomb Disposal Unit said around six kilogrammes of explosives packed in a pipe were planted at the roadside and detonated through a remote-controlled device.

    Last month, three Frontier Constabulary (FC) officials were killed and seven others were injured in a roadside improvised explosive device (IED) blast which occurred near their vehicle in Peshawar's Bashirabad area.

    The number of attacks in the country has fallen around 70 per cent, due to a combination of the military offensive against Taliban bases along the Afghan border and government initiatives to tackle militancy, but attacks on security and civilian targets continue to occur occasionally.