A medic looks over the X-ray of a boy who was injured in a bomb blast in Peshawar. At least three people, including two policemen were injured in a blast on Charsadda Road in Peshawar, Pakistan's Dawn newspaper reported. -- PHOTO: REUTERSPESHAWAR (Pakistan) - A ROADSIDE bomb packed with steel pellets exploded in Pakistan's violence-plagued northwestern city of Peshawar on Thursday, wounding two policemen and an 11-year-old girl, officials said.
The remote-controlled device was planted near a power pylon in a congested area and targeted a police station chief, police official Hayatullah Khan said.
'The official, Riazul Islam, accompanied by his police guard, was driving to his office in his private car when the bomb went off,' Mr Khan said. An 11-year-old girl, the official and his guard were wounded, Mr Khan said.
Witnesses said the car was damaged and its wind shield smashed. Doctor Zafar Iqbal of Peshawar's main Lady Reading Hospital confirmed the casualties but said they were out of danger.
'The bomb, wrapped in a packet, carried about 2kg of explosives and was fitted with steel pellets to inflict maximum injuries,' bomb squad official Tanvir Ahmed told AFP.
Militant bomb attacks have surged in Peshawar as Pakistan troops operate against the Taliban in the surrounding tribal belt, including a major air and ground offensive designed to flush out their stronghold in South Waziristan. -- AFP
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