10 killed in Pakistan suicide bombing

ISLAMABAD - Ten people were killed and 15 wounded Friday in a suicide bomb attack in Pakistan’s North West Frontier Province (NWFP), an official said.

The bomber detonated the explosives near a convoy of passenger busses in Hangu district of NWFP, commissioner Khalid Khan said. Three vehicles were destroyed, Xinhua reported.

Witnesses said the blast occurred near a petrol station in Thall market.

The injured were taken to military and civilian hospitals in the area.

Security forces have cordoned off the area after the blast.