Car bomb hits US vehicle in Pakistan, kills 2

Pakistani rescuers collect evidence at the car bomb blast site in Peshawar on August 31, 2012. AFP PHOTO/A MAJEED

PESHAWAR, Pakistan – A car filled with explosives rammed into a U.S. government vehicle in northwest Pakistan, killing two people and wounding five others, police here said.

Police officer Pervez Khan said the vehicle was attacked in the northwest city of Peshawar on Monday after it left the U.S. Consulate.

Khan said some of the wounded were foreigners. The identities of those killed were unclear.

The attack occurred in an area of Peshawar hosting several foreign organizations, including the United Nations.

Local TV footage showed an SUV at the site that was completely destroyed and burned.

U.S. officials could not immediately be reached for comment.