13 seconds ago 2009-12-04T14:20:03-08:00
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AFP) – A suicide car bomb ripped through a busy shopping street in Pakistan's northwest town of Charsadda on Tuesday, killing 15 people and wounding more than 25 others, a police official said.
"We have reports that there are 15 people and between 25 and 30 wounded. The blast took place around 4:15 pm (1115 GMT)," Charsadda district police chief Mohammad Riaz Khan told reporters at the scene.
"This is a busy area. It is usually crowded in the evening time. It took place in the main bazaar.
"There was no security lapse. I had just crossed this area one minute before the blast," he added.
"Certainly, it was a suicide car explosion," Khan told reporters.
