The first blast was set off remotely as soldiers passed by in a vehicle.
"This was not a suicide attack," Mr. Cherkaoui said, adding that "it appears the bomb was set off remotely," in remarks carried by the official news agency, MAP.
Set off remotely, the explosion in the Charsadda district struck close to a busy market town, according to police officer Shafiullah Khan.
But the opposition points to evidence suggesting that the bomb was more likely to have been buried and set off remotely.
At least two of the cars used were taxis whose bombs were detonated when police officers were nearby, suggesting that they were set off remotely by people who were keeping watch.
MARRAKESH, Morocco — The terrorist bomb that killed 16 people in a crowded tourist cafe on Thursday was packed with nails and was set off remotely, most probably by a cellphone, Morocco's interior minister and security officials said Friday.
Dubai officials said that the printer cartridge bomb intercepted there on Friday included lead azide, an explosive to detonate the PETN, and a cellphone circuit, presumably to allow the bomb to be set off remotely.
Investigations are continuing, but the bomb, which was stuffed with nails and contained about nine pounds of various explosives, was set off remotely, probably by a cellphone, Moroccan officials said Friday.
Police General Gustavo Moreno said the bomb had been placed on a narrow dirt path and was set off remotely when a car carrying the officers drove past.
Another huge Asset are the Airsoft Trip Mines, but these can be expensive and impractical, seeing as how most airsoft claymores need to be remotely set off.
After the men left the bombs in cars in front of the two synagogues, they planned to drive back to Newburgh and retrieve cellphone-detonating devices and then proceed with the attack on the air base — simultaneously shooting down aircraft while remotely setting off the devices in the cars.
