This article is from the source 'bbc' and was first published or seen on . It will not be checked again for changes.
You can find the current article at its original source at http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/south_asia/6954488.stm
The article has changed 3 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
| Version 1 | Version 2 |
|---|---|
| 'Bomber' kills Pakistan soldiers | 'Bomber' kills Pakistan soldiers |
| (about 3 hours later) | |
| A suicide bomber has killed at least three soldiers in an attack in north-western Pakistan, officials say. | A suicide bomber has killed at least three soldiers in an attack in north-western Pakistan, officials say. |
| Eight other soldiers were wounded when the bomber drove a vehicle packed with explosives into a checkpoint on the outskirts of Tal town, they said. | Eight other soldiers were wounded when the bomber drove a vehicle packed with explosives into a checkpoint on the outskirts of Tal town, they said. |
| No-one has admitted carrying out the attack - the latest in a spate of bombings in the area over past month. | No-one has admitted carrying out the attack - the latest in a spate of bombings in the area over past month. |
| The attacks come in an apparent revenge for last month's government assault on Islamabad's Red Mosque. | The attacks come in an apparent revenge for last month's government assault on Islamabad's Red Mosque. |
| A local police officer Mir Zali told the AFP news agency that the explosion was huge, and that the bomber was blown to pieces. | A local police officer Mir Zali told the AFP news agency that the explosion was huge, and that the bomber was blown to pieces. |
| "Parts of his body were scattered in the area," he said. | "Parts of his body were scattered in the area," he said. |
| At least four suicide blasts in the region over the past month have killed over 70 people. | At least four suicide blasts in the region over the past month have killed over 70 people. |
| In a separate incident in the north-west, a secret police official was killed by gunmen in the city of Dera Ismail Khan, police said. A senior police official, Aslam Khattak, said the official was waiting at a bus stop on Monday morning when he was shot down by gunmen riding a motorbike. |