10 soldiers killed in Pakistan suicide attack

A suicide attacker blew himself up at an army canteen in north-western Pakistan today, killing at least 10 soldiers, officials said.

The attack happened at the canteen in Ghazi Tarbela, an army facility about 60 miles south of the capital, Islamabad, according to two security officials.

Maj Gen Waheed Arshad, the spokesman for Pakistan’s army confirmed that a blast ripped through the canteen, but he said he could not immediately provide any further details.