At least eight people have been killed and 30
injured after a bomb hit a bus stop in the city of Peshawar in
north-west Pakistan, police officials say.
Several vehicles are reported to have been damaged in the powerful blast.No group has said they carried out the attack as yet.
Peshawar is close to the border with Pakistan's tribal region and has been the target of several bomb attacks in recent years.
"The bomb was planted inside a bus terminal. There was a heavy rush of passengers when it exploded," police official Tahir Ayub told the Reuters news agency.
Television footage showed emergency vehicles racing the wounded to the hospital. Reports say the death toll is likely to rise.
Although the frequency of high-profile bombings decreased in Pakistan last year, there have been several deadly attacks on civilian targets over the last two months.
Last Friday dozens were killed when a bomb targeted the north-western town of Parachinar in the tribal district of Kurram.
And at least 30 died last month when a bomb hit a bus terminal in the Khyber tribal district.
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