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Taliban kills top Pakistani police officer

Kalam Khan, 58, had taken part in a number of anti-Taliban operations and survived at least three previous assassination attempts by bombers and gunmen.

Rezaul H Laskar

Updated : Mar 15, 2012, 08:04 PM IST

A senior police officer, known for his anti-Taliban operations, was on Thursday assassinated by a suicide bomber in Peshawar city in the restive northwest Pakistan.

Superintendent of Police Kalam Khan was killed and four others injured when the bomber detonated his explosive vest near the official's car at Pishta Khara Chowk in Peshawar, the capital of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province.

The official was on his way to work with his bodyguards and driver.

Khan was killed instantly while his driver, two bodyguards and a passerby were injured.

The wounded policemen were taken to a nearby hospital.

The Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan chapter in the restive Darra Adam Khel region claimed responsibility for the attack.

Militant spokesman Tariq Afridi told reporters on phone that the group would carry out more attacks on the police.

Assistant Inspector General of Police Shafqat Malik, who heads the bomb disposal squad, confirmed that the attack was carried out by a suicide bomber.

The attacker's suicide vest was packed with about six kilograms of explosives and ball bearings, he said.

The body parts of the bomber were found at the site, officials said.

Security forces cordoned off the area and launched a search operation.

Khan, 58, had taken part in a number of anti-Taliban operations and survived at least three previous assassination attempts by bombers and gunmen.

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