US diplomat escapes Pakistan gun attack: official

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PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AFP) — Unknown gunmen opened fire on the car of a senior US diplomat in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar on Tuesday, but she escaped unhurt, police and US officials said.

The diplomat, Lynne Tracy, was on her way at the US consulate in the city when an SUV suddenly appeared and blocked the road, local police officer Arshad Khan told AFP.

"A man in the intercepting Land Cruiser rolled down the window and opened fire with a Kalashnikov rifle, but the diplomat remained unhurt," he said, adding that Tracy was travelling in a bullet-proof vehicle.

The diplomat's driver quickly threw the car into reverse, hitting an auto rickshaw, he said, adding that the rickshaw driver sufferd minor injuries.

The attackers fled the scene,...