Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Foreign Affairs Minister Marty Natalegawa expressed sympathy over victims of a bomb in Pakistan that exploded near the office of UN`s refugee agency in northwestern city of Peshawar on Monday.

"We condemn the terrorist act. We also hope that those injured can recover quickly and the perpetrator of the terror be brought to justice," said Marty who made the statement during a press conference with visiting US State Secretary Hillary Clinton.

A bomb exploded near the office of the UN refugee agency in Pakistan`s northwestern city of Peshawar on Monday, killing at least two people, police said.

The blast took place near residential quarters for the US consulate and foreign aid organizations, senior police officer Tahir Ayub told AFP, adding that three people were injured.

Umar Riaz, a senior police officer, said initial reports suggested the blast was a car bomb, with the vehicle parked around 25 meters from the office of the UN High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR)

The explosion left a crater in the road and destroyed a Jeep, damaging two others and demolishing the facing walls of four nearby houses, an AFP reporter said.

"We are not sure about the nature of the explosives at the moment or whether it was a remote control bomb or not," Riaz said.

Meanwhile the United States confirmed that an American vehicle was attacked in the city of Peshawar in northwest Pakistan on Monday, wounding two American and two Pakistani consulate staff.

Spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said no US consulate staff were killed, but said the United States was "seeking further information about other victims of this heinous act".

"We can confirm that a vehicle belonging to the US consulate in Peshawar was hit in an apparent terrorist attack," she said in a statement released by the embassy in Islamabad.

She said two US personnel and two Pakistani staff of the consulate were receiving medical treatment after being wounded in the attack.

"We stand ready to work with Pakistani authorities on a a full investigation so that the perpetrators can be brought to justice," she added. (A051/YH)

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