Militants target US consulate in Pakistan

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At least three people have been killed in a series of large explosions in Peshawar, Pakistan. Eyewitnesses described explosions followed by a gun battle near the American consulate. Bashir Ahmed Bilour, a senior minister for the region, said the attack was well organized, but that the situation is now under control. The Taliban has accepted responsibility for the attack. BBC reporter, Shoaib Hassan joins us from Pakistan.

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