At least 10 in minibus killed by roadside bomb Pakistan, official says


  • World
  • Tuesday, 25 Apr 2017

PARACHINAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistani Taliban militants on Tuesday said they detonated a roadside bomb targeting members of the Shi'ite minority that killed at least 10 people travelling in a minibus, and wounded several more, in a remote northwestern region.

Militants planted the explosive device in the Kurram Agency in Pakistan's Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) bordering Afghanistan, said senior regional official Shahid Ali Khan.

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