Pakistani bomber strikes US vehicle
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="Two">Two</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="consulate">consulate</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="wounded">wounded</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bomb">bomb</span> <span word="attack">attack</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="vehicle">vehicle</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Pakistani">Pakistani</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Peshawar">Peshawar</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="embassy">embassy</span> <span word="said">said</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="blast">blast</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="wounded">wounded</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="Pakistani">Pakistani</span> <span word="employees">employees</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="consulate">consulate</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="embassy">embassy</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Islamabad">Islamabad</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span>.</p><p><span word="Earlier">Earlier</span>, <span word="regional">regional</span> <span word="Information">Information</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Mian">Mian</span> <span word="Iftikhar">Iftikhar</span> <span word="Hussain">Hussain</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="reporters">reporters</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="people">people</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span>, <span word="were">were</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="attack">attack</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="suicide">suicide</span> <span word="bomber">bomber</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="vehicle">vehicle</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="confirm">confirm</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="vehicle">vehicle</span> <span word="belonging">belonging</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="consulate">consulate</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Peshawar">Peshawar</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="apparent">apparent</span> <span word="terrorist">terrorist</span> <span word="attack">attack</span>," <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="embassy">embassy</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="statement">statement</span>. "<span word="Two">Two</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="personnel">personnel</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="Pakistani">Pakistani</span> <span word="staff">staff</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Consulate">Consulate</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="injured">injured</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="receiving">receiving</span> <span word="medical">medical</span> <span word="treatment">treatment</span>."</p><p><span word="There">There</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="immediate">immediate</span> <span word="claim">claim</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="responsibility">responsibility</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="attack">attack</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="crater">crater</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="busy">busy</span> <span word="street">street</span>. <span word="Firemen">Firemen</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="putting">putting</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="vehicle">vehicle</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="mangled">mangled</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="blackened">blackened</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="explosion">explosion</span>.</p><p><span word="Television">Television</span> <span word="stations">stations</span> <span word="repeatedly">repeatedly</span> <span word="broadcast">broadcast</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="image">image</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="passport">passport</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="scene">scene</span>, <span word="its">its</span> <span word="corners">corners</span> <span word="scorched">scorched</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="fire">fire</span>.</p><p><span word="Pakistan">Pakistan</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Taliban">Taliban</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="al">al</span>-<span word="Qaida">Qaida</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="blamed">blamed</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="suicide">suicide</span> <span word="bombings">bombings</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="Pakistan">Pakistan</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="strategic">strategic</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="ally">ally</span>.</p><p><span word="Those">Those</span> <span word="attacks">attacks</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="eased">eased</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="clear">clear</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lull">lull</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pressure">pressure</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="offensives">offensives</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="shift">shift</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="tactics">tactics</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="attack">attack</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="vivid">vivid</span> <span word="reminder">reminder</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="danger">danger</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Pakistan">Pakistan</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="northwest">northwest</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="Taliban">Taliban</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="al">al</span>-<span word="Qaida">Qaida</span> <span word="militants">militants</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="strongest">strongest</span>. <span word="Insurgents">Insurgents</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="carried">carried</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="scores">scores</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="bombings">bombings</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Peshawar">Peshawar</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="attacks">attacks</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="targets">targets</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="relatively">relatively</span> <span word="rare">rare</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="extensive">extensive</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="measures">measures</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="government">government</span>.</p>
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