A powerful car bomb ripped through an outdoor minibus terminal in northwestern Pakistan on Thursday, killing at least 12 people and wounding 32 others, including women and children, officials said.
The blast tore through many of the vehicles waiting to transport passengers from the city of Peshawar to other areas of the country. Some of the minibuses were blackened and completely destroyed.
Rescue workers transported to a local hospital the wounded as well as the bodies of at least 12 people killed, including one child, said Jameel Shah, a hospital official in Peshawar.
The wounded also included women and children, said police officer Afzal Khan. The car bomb was loaded with nearly 45 kilograms of explosives, said city police chief Siraj Ahmed.
