Suicide blast kills 13 in Pakistan

At least 13 people were killed when a suicide bomber blew himself up on a pickup truck carrying passengers in north-western Pakistan today, officials said.

The bomber boarded the truck as it travelled to a village near the city of Dera Ismail Khan.

Malik Khan Zaman, a member of the city’s council, said 13 people died, including two policemen and a paramilitary soldier.