A suicide bomber killed himself and wounded two policemen
(17 Nov 2006) SHOTLIST 1. Wide shot of scene 2. Police and locals around damaged police car 3. Front shot of damaged car 4. Shards of glass on bonnet 5. Police in street 6. Officer inspecting site with covered body of suicide bomber on the right 7. SOUNDBITE (Urdu): Ifeitikhar Ali, police chief: "Early in the morning at 7.30am (0330GMT) this incident occurred and I got the information that there is a blast and that somebody threw a grenade. But afterwards some soldiers told us that it's a suicide attack and we found two legs there and our two policemen are lightly wounded." 8. Police screening off covered body of suicide bomber 9. Police moving body on the back of truck STORYLINE: A suicide bomber killed himself and wounded two policemen in northwestern Pakistan on Friday in the latest attack targeting security forces since last month's deadly army air raid on a religious school, known as a madrassa. The attacker on the police, believed aged 19, detonated his explosives near a police pickup truck parked at a busy crossroads in Pishta Khara, on the southern outskirts of Peshawar, a major city near the Afghan border, according to a senior police officer in the area. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the blast, which shattered the windows of the police vehicle and damaged a nearby police post. The two policemen were not seriously hurt. Friday's attack follows threats by pro-Taliban militants to target Pakistan security forces with suicide bombers in retaliation for an October 30 air raid in northwestern Bajur province that killed 80 suspected militants. Locals said the victims were innocent students. Police identified Friday's attacker as 19-year-old Nadeem, from Pishta Khara. The motive for the bombing was not clear. Peshawar is capital of the North West Frontier Province and has been the scene of small-scale bombings in recent months. Last month, a blast in a crowded market in Peshawar killed six people and wounded 40. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter: / ap_archive Facebook: / aparchives Instagram: / apnews You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...
