Bomb in Pakistan Hits US Vehicle; 1 Pakistani Dies

Source: Associated Press

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — A roadside bomb exploded near a pair of U.S. consulate vehicles carrying Americans in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar on Friday, killing a Pakistani passer-by and wounding several people including some of the passengers, officials said.

No group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack. In the wake of the May 2 U.S. raid that killed al-Qaida chief Osama bin Laden elsewhere in Pakistan's northwest, militant groups such as the Pakistani Taliban have vowed revenge attacks including those targeting Americans in Pakistan.

U.S. Embassy spokesman Alberto Rodriguez said some of the Americans in the vehicle were only slightly wounded, and that only one of the automobiles was damaged during the attack. No high-ranking U.S. official was in the vehicles, which were making routine trips to and from the consulate.

Footage from the scene showed that the car apparently hit was a large, sport utility vehicle. It appeared to have veered into a pole and the hood was damaged. Senior police official Shafi Ullah said the vehicle was bulletproof. Nearby buildings also were damaged during the blast.

Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2011/05/20/world/asia/AP-AS-Pakistan-Violence.html

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