Suicide bombing in Pakistan kills 8
Updated On: 15 October, 2009 11:06 AM IST | Agencies
At least eight people were killed and dozens injured Thursday in a suicide car bombing at a police station in north-western Pakistan, police said.
At least eight people were killed and dozens injured Thursday in a suicide car bombing at a police station in north-western Pakistan, police said.
A bomber rammed an explosives-laden vehicle into the main gate of the station located on a busy road in the Kohat district of North-West Frontier Province.
"It was a suicide attack, and according to the initial information, eight people are killed and around a dozen injured," police spokesman Fazal Naeem said by phone.
"For the moment, it's not clear how many policemen are among the dead," he said.
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