Islamabad , Pakistan ( CNN ) -- An explosives-filled car slammed into a U.S. Consulate vehicle in the Pakistani city of Peshawar on Monday , authorities said . There was confusion about the extent and severity of injuries as a result of the blast . Victoria Nuland , a spokeswoman for the U.S. State Department , said `` two U.S. personnel and two Pakistani staff of the Consulate were injured and are receiving medical treatment . '' No U.S. consular employees were killed , she said . She said U.S. authorities were `` seeking further information about other victims of this heinous act . '' Nuland 's statement followed an assertion by local Information Minister Iftikhar Hussain that two Americans had died in the blast . Pakistani police and health officials said two Pakistanis were killed and 25 people were wounded . Umar Riaz , a senior Peshawar police official , said the U.S. consular security detail surrounded the vehicle , which was severely damaged , and took away the people who 'd been traveling in it . As a result , Riaz said , he had no information about the people who were in the consular vehicle . U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said the bomber was apparently targeting a U.S. Consulate van filled with both Americans and Pakistanis . `` Let me just very clearly condemn the attack on our consulate personnel in Peshawar , Pakistan . We pray for the safe recovery of both American and Pakistani victims and once again we deplore the cowardly act of suicide bombing and terrorism , '' she said . Clinton praised the response of Pakistani authorities , saying some of the injured were airlifted to hospitals in Islamabad . The attack took place in an area of the city where several international agencies have offices . In addition to the U.S. Consulate , the U.N. refugee agency , UNHCR , is in the area . Peshawar is about 190 kilometers ( 120 miles ) from the country 's capital , Islamabad . In May 2011 , a remote-controlled car bomb targeted a convoy of U.S. Consulate vehicles in Peshawar , killing one person and wounding 11 . The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack . In April 2010 , three explosions went off in rapid succession near the consulate . Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province , of which Peshawar is the capital , is rife with Islamic extremists and has been the site of recent clashes between Pakistani security forces and militants . It was formerly known as North West Frontier province , a name assigned during British colonial rule . The ruling party changed the name to reflect the province 's majority Pashtun population . Journalists Nasir Habib and Aamir Iqbal contributed to this report .
There is confusion about the extent and severity of injuries as a result of the blast . An explosives-laden car smashed into a vehicle from the U.S. Consulate . The attack took place near the offices of the consulate and UNHCR . A man who was injured in the explosion told Reuters he had been working at the consulate.