Pakistan Suicide Blast

Another car bomb attack in Pakistan- this time killing police officers and civilians in the northwest of the country. Violence in Pakistan and neighboring Afghanistan has been increasing steadily. The latest episode of violence in northwest Pakistan. A suicide car-bomber blew himself up at this security post. Claiming the lives of nine policemen and three civilians, according to police reports. The bomber pulled up at a police post in Charsadda, near the city of Peshawar and set off his explosives. This local businessman witnessed the scene after the blast: [Rehman Ullah, Local Businessman]: "My house is a short distance from here. I arrived at the site within minutes. It was like Doomsday. There were dead bodies all over; burnt dead bodies." There was no immediate claim of responsibility. The attack comes as violence rages across Pakistan. The spread of Taliban influence through the northwest raising new fears about the country's stability. The vice-principal of a school here, said there was a mounting sense of despair. [Inamullah Khan, Vice Principal]: "We are wondering, 'What is the matter? What on Earth is happening in our country?' And it is also intriguing why such a big police force had assembled here." The nuclear-armed country is seen as a vital ally in the fight to stabilize neighboring Afghanistan. The government is struggling to contain the violence. Alternating in different areas between military offensives and peace deals. But the militants have been gaining strength and violence in Pakistan and Afghanistan is showing no signs of ending yet.

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