[color="Blue"] US diplomat escapes attack in new Pakistan violence

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AFP) - 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 to the US consulate in the city when a vehicle 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.

The attackers fled the scene, Khan said. The rickshaw driver suffered minor injuries.

Later, the US consulate issued a brief statement saying: "There was a security incident in Peshawar this morning involving a US consulate vehicle and three employees.

"There were no injuries and minimal damage to the vehicle. We are coordinating with Pakistani authorities investigating the incident," it said.

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