At least a dozen people, including an anti-Taliban mayor were killed and 36 injured when a suicide bomber struck a busy market on the outskirts of Peshawar in northwest Pakistani today. The attack comes nearly two weeks after a massive car bombing in the city left 120 dead. Police said, Abdul Malik, a mayor who was spearheading efforts against the Taliban, was the target of today's suicide attack.The bomber struck shortly after 9.30 AM, when the market was packed with people shopping for sacrificial animals ahead of the Eid-ud-Zuha festival.<br/>The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack. A man named Omar, who claimed to be the Taliban spokesman in the area, told the media that Malik was targeted because he had formed a lashkar to take on the militants. Malik, who survived at least five previous attempts on his life, was once considered to be close to the Taliban but later turned against the militants.