A remote-controlled bomb exploded in a car on Saturday killing a militant spokesman and his driver while wounding four others in Peshawar, police said. "Two people were killed and five others were injured in the car bombing," Peshawar police chief Sifwatullah Ghayyur told AFP.
"The bomb was planted in the car and was detonated by a remote control," he said, identifying the victims as Mubeen Afridi, spokesman for militant group Ansar-ul-Islam, which operates in Khyber tribal district. Police suspect Lashkar-e-Islam could be behind the bombing, Ghayyur said. Bomb disposal squad chief Shafqat Malik said that up to 10 kilograms (22 pounds) of explosives were used in the device, which was planted under the car.
Sahibzada Anis, the head of district administration, said that the bombing took place on a busy road near the main government hospital, but there were fewer people out due to the onset of Ramazan.
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