PESHAWAR, Pakistan -- At least seven police officers have been killed in a suicide bombing in Pakistan's restive northwest.
The attack, on March 14, happened in the village of Sarband, a suburb of Peshawar, when the bomber approached a van carrying police and detonated his explosives.
Senior police official Najeeb-ur-Rahman said the suicide bomber had approached the police vehicle on foot. Reports said more than two dozen people were wounded.
The attack comes despite a monthlong cease-fire declared by the Pakistani Taliban on March 1 as a goodwill gesture ahead of peace talks with Pakistani government. No one has yet claimed responsibility for the attack.
Reporting by Radio Mashaal with AFP and DPA
The attack, on March 14, happened in the village of Sarband, a suburb of Peshawar, when the bomber approached a van carrying police and detonated his explosives.
Senior police official Najeeb-ur-Rahman said the suicide bomber had approached the police vehicle on foot. Reports said more than two dozen people were wounded.
The attack comes despite a monthlong cease-fire declared by the Pakistani Taliban on March 1 as a goodwill gesture ahead of peace talks with Pakistani government. No one has yet claimed responsibility for the attack.
Reporting by Radio Mashaal with AFP and DPA