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Pakistani bomber attacks school bus

Police examine the remains of a suicide bomber's car after an attack at Kamra, Pakistan, yesterday. PHOTO: AP

A suicide car bomber blew himself up close to a school bus carrying children of Pakistan air force employees in a northwestern town yesterday, injuring at least five children, the military said.

The attacker struck in Kamra, known for its air force base and aircraft factories, as the children were going to school, top military spokesman Major General Waheed Arshad said.

"A children's bus was targeted in Kamra. Five children were injured," Arshad said. A military statement said three girls were among the wounded.

The bomber died in the incident, Arshad said, adding that there were about 35 children on the bus.

A separate air force statement said five children and three adults on the bus were wounded in the attack, about 60km northwest of Islamabad, with one of them in serious condition.

It said the bus belonged to the Pakistan Aeronautical Complex, the manufacturing division of the air force, and that it happened on the outskirts of one of its factories.

"The bomber in the car died on the spot," the statement said.

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