Five people were killed in a suicide attack in northwestern
Pakistan on Saturday, local TV channel DAWN NEWS reported.
The blast took place in front of the gate of Army Supply Corps
(ASC) center in Nowshera in North West Frontier Province (NWFP),
said the report.
Military spokesman Major General Waheed Arshad said that at
least five people including three civilians and two army personnel
were killed and six others injured when a suicide bomber riding a
bicycle launched the attack.
The security personnel cordoned off the site of the blast after
the attack and the injured have been transferred to a local
hospital.
No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
Nowshera city is notable for its colonial era Cantonment, which
is home to the Pakistan Army "School of Artillery", School of ASC,
ASC center, Armour center and School of Armour of Pakistan Army. It
is the only district of Pakistan with three Cantonments namely
Nowshera Cantonment, Risalpur Cantonment and Cherat Cantonment.
Currently around 20,000 security forces soldiers are fighting
militants in Swat valley in NWFP to restore peace and stability in
the area.
Local militants in northwestern Pakistan intensified attacks on
security forces after they scrapped a peace deal with the
government in mid-July. Frequent clashes between militants and
security forces have claimed hundreds of lives since July and the
security has been put on high alert in northwestern
areas.?
(Xinhua News Agency December 15, 2007)
