Peshawar: A Taliban suicide bomber today hit a vehicle carrying paramilitary force members, killing two, including a major, and injuring ten others in northwest Pakistan.
The suicide attacker with explosive-laden motorcycle hit the Frontier Constabulary (FC) convoy at a traffic signal in Peshawar's Hayatabad area, police said.
Two Frontier Corps men, including a major, were killed in the attack, SSP Operation Sajjad Khan said.
Ten others, including passersby, were injured in the blast near Bagh-e-Naran chowk in Hayatabad.
Two vehicles that were part of the convoy were completely damaged in the blast.
Security personnel cordoned off the area after the explosion as rescue services shifted the injured to Hayatabad Medical Complex.
Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has accepted responsibility for attack.
TTP spoksman Khurasani in a statement mailed to media said slain major Jamal Sheren was on their hit list.
The terror group vowed to carry out more attacks on FC troops.
The attack comes a day after the Pakistan army announced it had launched an operation in the Khyber tribal region to rout Islamic State militants.
The suicide attacker with explosive-laden motorcycle hit the Frontier Constabulary (FC) convoy at a traffic signal in Peshawar's Hayatabad area, police said.
Two Frontier Corps men, including a major, were killed in the attack, SSP Operation Sajjad Khan said.
Two vehicles that were part of the convoy were completely damaged in the blast.
Advertisement
Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has accepted responsibility for attack.
Advertisement
The terror group vowed to carry out more attacks on FC troops.
Advertisement
COMMENTS
Advertisement
1.4 Million Afghan Girls Banned From Schools Since Taliban Return To Power Opinion: Opinion | Taliban, Three Years On: Still Searching for Manna Taliban Mark 3 Years In Power Since Afghanistan Takeover With Military Show Parents Gave Names Of Interns, Doctors To CBI In Kolkata Horror: Sources Who Is Jasveen Sangha, "Ketamine Queen" Charged With Matthew Perry's Death How Extreme Weather Is Leading To Rise In Child Marriages In Pakistan 'INDIA' Is with You Against "Injustice": Rahul Gandhi To Arvind Kejriwal "Strong Indications" Bangladesh Security Forces Used "Unnecessary" Force: UN Delhi Experienced 15 Consecutive Days Of Rainfall, Says Weather Department Track Latest News Live on NDTV.com and get news updates from India and around the world.