Gunmen attacked a mini-bus and two other vehicles near Peshawar late on Friday, killing nine people, police said. The incident happened in the Mattani area on the outskirts of Peshawar. "Gunmen in two cars opened fire on a mini-bus, two other vehicles and on people who came out of their houses after hearing the gunfire, killing a total of nine," a local police official Abid Khan told AFP.

He said those killed in the firing included six passengers and three local residents, adding the motive and the perpetrators of the attack were not immediately known.

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