Many killed in blast in north western Pakistan
At least 17 people have been killed in a bomb blast in Pakistan's north-western Bajaur district local officials say.
The blast is reported to have targeted security forces close to a marketplace in Khar, the tribal area's main town.
Five of those killed were tribal policemen and one of them had received a presidential award for bravery in fighting militants, reports said.
The Pakistani Taliban say it was a suicide bombing.
Orla Guerin reports from Islamabad.
04 May 2012
- From the section Asia