Bombing kills 6 in northwest border
A roadside bombing near a public market killed six people in Pakistan’s restive northwestern province, police said Friday.
The blast struck in South Waziristan’s Chakmali area and appeared to target five former militants who had turned themselves over to government forces recently, senior officer Salim Marwat said, adding that a soldier who was on leave was also killed.
No group claimed responsibility for the attack but the militant group to which the victims formerly belonged has staged bombings before.