A CAR bomb tore through a refugee camp in northwest Pakistan, killing at least 12 people and wounding 30 others in the latest in a wave of attacks ahead of general elections in May.
The bomb went off at the Jalozai refugee camp close to the city of Peshawar, which is home to people fleeing unrest in tribal districts bordering Afghanistan that are a stronghold of Taliban and Al Qaeda-linked militants.
Live television footage showed ambulances taking the victims to hospital.
The bomb left a crater and police were sifting through the wreckage of mangled cars to collect evidence.
District police chief Mohammad Hussain gave the casualty figures.
Local administration official Ayaz Khan Mandokhel confirmed the casualties and said that the bomb was planted in a Suzuki Alto car.
"The death toll has risen to 12 and there are more than 30 others who were wounded," Hussain told AFP.
Fuad Khan, police official responsible for security of the camp, said: "The bomb exploded in a car parked near the administration office where refugees had lined up to get ration and new arrivals were being registered."
"Several camps in the vicinity of administration office were also ripped off by the bomb blast," Khan told AFP.
"I saw about 20 casualties around me as the smoke and dust cleared, but cannot say how many were dead and wounded," Khan said.
Jalozai, an enormous camp that once hosted Afghan refugees, now houses Pakistani tribesmen fleeing unrest in the Khyber, Bajaur and Mohmand tribal districts.
Pakistan is stepping up an offensive to dislodge the Taliban from a key stronghold in an effort to safeguard general election slated for May and crack down on militants behind a wave of attacks.
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