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Bomb in Pakistani city kills six, say police
A suspected suicide bomber on a motorcycle blew himself up next to a bus in the Pakistani city of Rawalpindi on Thursday killing up to six people, police said.
- Agencies
- Published: 15:20 July 2, 2009
Islamabad: A suspected suicide bomber on a motorcycle blew himself up next to a bus in the Pakistani city of Rawalpindi on Thursday killing up to six people, police said.
"About 25 people were on board and as the bus reached a square, a motorcyclist hit its fuel tank," city police chief Nasir Durrani told reporters.
"According to our reports, five to six people were martyred and 16 wounded," he said.
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