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Car bomb kills 7 in northwestern city of Peshawar

Among the seven dead include some police officers.

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Pakistan: Police say car bomb kills 7 in northwestern city of Peshawar

Peshawar: Police say a car bomb targeting a security force checkpoint has killed seven people in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar.

Police official Irfanullah Khan says the explosive-laden car hit the police checkpoint on the outskirts of the city on Saturday.

Khan says the dead included some police officers.

A massive truck bombing at the regional headquarters of Pakistan's top intelligence agency killed 10 people in the city on Friday.
 

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