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Roadside bomb in Pakistan kills 14
Tuesday, August 12, 2008 | No comments posted.
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — A roadside bomb hit a Pakistan air force truck in a northwestern city today, killing 14 people as the military pounded insurgent positions in a nearby tribal region.
The blast hit the vehicle on a bridge on the outskirts of Peshawar, provincial police chief Malik Naveed Khan said. The truck was traveling between the city and the nearby air force base in Badaber.
Interior Ministry chief Rehman Malik said al-Qaida-linked militants were likely behind the attack. He said Pakistan had been taking action against Taliban militants, but he did not say whether today’s attack could be a response to recent military operations in the region.
“It is our firm resolve that we will root out terrorism from Pakistan, and all of our security agencies are working together to achieve this goal,” he told The Associated Press.
The powerful explosion went off around 11 a.m. and tore a large hole in the bridge, reducing the Mazda truck to a smoldering wreck. The site was littered with debris, blood and also the mangled wreckage of a motorcycle.
The blast hit the vehicle on a bridge on the outskirts of Peshawar, provincial police chief Malik Naveed Khan said. The truck was traveling between the city and the nearby air force base in Badaber.
Interior Ministry chief Rehman Malik said al-Qaida-linked militants were likely behind the attack. He said Pakistan had been taking action against Taliban militants, but he did not say whether today’s attack could be a response to recent military operations in the region.
“It is our firm resolve that we will root out terrorism from Pakistan, and all of our security agencies are working together to achieve this goal,” he told The Associated Press.
The powerful explosion went off around 11 a.m. and tore a large hole in the bridge, reducing the Mazda truck to a smoldering wreck. The site was littered with debris, blood and also the mangled wreckage of a motorcycle.
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