Car bomb kills 16 in Pakistan as British PM visits capital

A car bomb exploded as a convoy of paramilitary troops passed through the north-west Pakistani city of Peshawar, killing at least 16 people and wounding 42 others.

Most of the dead and wounded were civilians. The blast struck one vehicle in the convoy of paramilitary Frontier Corps troops, but the other passed by safely, said police official Shafiullah Khan. It is unclear whether it was a suicide bombing or the explosives in the vehicle were set off by remote control.