SWAT, Pakistan — Three rockets hit the northwestern Pakistan city of Peshawar before dawn Sunday, one striking a politician’s house across the road from the US Consulate, but no one was hurt, police said.One of the rockets hit the house of Awami National Party leader Bashir Ahmed Bilour, a former provincial governor, which lies about 20 meters (yards) from the consulate, his secretary Gul Mohammed Khan said. “We heard an explosion and went on the roof and saw the remains of the rocket. It caused some damage but everyone is safe,” he said.
Police official Imitiaz Khan said another rocket hit an empty house and another landed in a street, causing no significant damage or injury. The rockets were fired between 3:15 a.m. and 4:00 a.m. (2215GMT and 2300GMT). It was not clear from where or by whom. Imitiaz Khan said police were investigating and explosive experts were examining the rockets.