Police say blast outside school rocks northwest Pakistani city; no word on casualties

Pakistan: Blast occurs outside school in northwest

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Police say an explosion has occurred outside a school in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar.

Police official Haroon Khan says the nature of the blast was not immediately clear.

There was no immediate word on casualties.

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PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — An official says suspected Taliban militants in northwestern Pakistan detonated two bombs that destroyed a pair of oil tankers along a vital supply route used by NATO and U.S. forces in Afghanistan.

Local official Iqbal Khan says the twin explosions occurred in the Takhta Beg area of Khyber tribal region Monday.

No one was wounded, but the fire also engulfed a flatbed truck and nearby shops.

Alleged Taliban militants and ordinary criminals frequently attack vehicles along the supply route that runs through the famed Khyber Pass into Afghanistan.

The U.S. and NATO say their Afghan operations have felt limited impact, but they are establishing alternate routes.