October 16, 2009 7:28 PM

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Terror rocks Pak again:Car bomb kills 13 in Peshawar

Taliban militants today kept up an unrelenting wave of terror campaign in Pakistan with a suicide car bomber striking a police station in Peshawar killing 13 people and wounding 16 others. Targeting the city for the second day in running, the bomber rammed his explosive laden car into the police station creating an impact which also severely damaged a nearby mosque. In 12 days of wanton violence, the terrorists have carried out numerous suicide bombing, blasts and attacks, including the storming of Army Headquarters in Rawalpindi and three synchronised attacks on law enforcement establishments in Lahore yesterday leaving a trail of 174 deaths. Meanwhile, with terror toll mounting, Pakistan law enforcement agencies began swoops countrywide in which over 80 people suspected to be involved in the recent spate of deadly strikes have been arrested. In a related development the security forces continued their pounding of Waziristan using fighter jets and artillery guns to soften the Taliban defences in the area. An emergency was declared in all hospitals in Peshawar, where authorities have been on high alert for the past few weeks in the wake of a wave of deadly attacks.<br/>US today condemned a spate of terror attacks in Pakistan and said, it is committed to help Islamabad to root out terrorist and extremist elements within its territory. White House Deputy Press Secretary Bill Burton said, the attacks show once again that the militants in Pakistan threaten both Pakistan and the United States. He said, everything that's happening in the region is a part of the ongoing assessment by President Obama on finding a right strategy for Afghanistan and Pakistan.<br/>Meanwhile, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said that Taliban's main leadership is based in Pakistan and sending militants across the border for attacks in Afghanistan where the Indian embassy and UN agencies were among those targeted. <br/>

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