PESHAWAR; Seven people were killed and 15 others injured in a bomb blast in the suburbs of Pakistan's Peshawar city on Friday, media reported.

Deputy superintendent of police Banaras Khan said the attack, carried out by a suicide bomber, seemed to be targetted at a police mobile van.

The blast victims, besides police personnel,included women and children, according to Dawn online.

Rescue and security teams rushed to the blast site and the victims were taken to the Lady Reading Hospital in the city.