Car bomb kills at least 20 in Pakistan

PESHAWAR, Pakistan, Nov. 10 (UPI) -- At least 20 people were killed Tuesday when a suspected suicide car bomber detonated his explosives in heavy traffic near Peshawar, Pakistan, officials said.

The blast, which injured at least 50 people, occurred in Charsadda, about 18 miles north of Peshawar, CNN reported.

The explosion happened as Charsadda District Police Chief Mohammed Riaz Khan was leaving the area, officials said.

Khan told CNN he thought his convoy was the target of the attack, which also destroyed several nearby buildings and vehicles.

Peshawar, the capital of North West Frontier province, has seen a number of suicide attacks in recent days, CNN reported. A suicide bombing at a police checkpoint killed at least three people Monday, while a suicide car bombing Sunday killed 17 people, including an area mayor. On Oct. 28, at least 100 people died when a huge car bomb ripped through a busy market in Peshawar.