Peshawar: Militants on Monday blew up a
police check post on the outskirts of this troubled city in
northwest Pakistan though there were no reports of casualties,
police said.
The check post in Shamshatoo consisted of a barrier
and separated Peshawar district from the nearby tribal
Frontier Region, police said.
It was targeted this morning with a remote-controlled
bomb that was planted close to the barrier, they said.
Militants have targeted police check posts and
security forces on the outskirts of Peshawar on several
occasions in the recent past.
The city has also witnessed some of the worst of the
suicide attacks and car bombings carried out across Pakistan
by the Taliban in retaliation for a military operation against
militants in South Waziristan.
PTI
First Published: Monday, December 21, 2009, 13:34