Bomb kills 3 paramilitary officers in northwestern Pakistan
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}A Pakistani police official says a bomb blast has killed three paramilitary officers in the northwestern city of Peshawar.
Wajid Khan says the bomb, which was apparently detonated by remote control, exploded when a patrol of paramilitary police was passing by on Tuesday.
Khan says eight other people, including civilians, were wounded in the bombing.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack.
Peshawar is a city sitting along the edge of Pakistan's tribal regions that have long been home to local and al-Qaida-linked militants and foreign Islamic fighters. For years, the city has been the scene of attacks by Islamic militants.
Pakistan has been fighting Islamic militancy for over a decade.