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31 January 2011
Last updated at 01:04 ET
Police in north-western Pakistan say a senior police official has been killed in a suicide bomb attack.
The deputy police superintendent for southern Peshawar died along with his driver and a guard when the suicide bomber attacked his car.
A dozen other people were injured in the incident.
Militants linked to al-Qaeda and the Taleban have killed a number of police and security officials in the region which borders Afghanistan.
A senior local official told the AFP news agency that the attacker targeted a police van on a patrol on the outskirts of Peshawar.
"The bomber was a teenager, he came on foot and blew himself up near the police van," Siraj Ahmed said.
No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
Earlier this month, a bomb blast near a school in Peshawar has killed one person and injured at least 11 others.
Peshawar is close to Pakistan's insurgency heartland tribal regions and the Afghan border.
The city has been the scene of frequent attacks by the Taliban, including on government installations and security force targets.
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The deputy police superintendent for southern Peshawar died along with his driver and a guard when the suicide bomber attacked his car.
A dozen other people were injured in the incident.
Militants linked to al-Qaeda and the Taleban have killed a number of police and security officials in the region which borders Afghanistan.
A senior local official told the AFP news agency that the attacker targeted a police van on a patrol on the outskirts of Peshawar.
"The bomber was a teenager, he came on foot and blew himself up near the police van," Siraj Ahmed said.
No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
Earlier this month, a bomb blast near a school in Peshawar has killed one person and injured at least 11 others.
Peshawar is close to Pakistan's insurgency heartland tribal regions and the Afghan border.
The city has been the scene of frequent attacks by the Taliban, including on government installations and security force targets.
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