Suicide bomber kills six troops in Pakistan

A suicide attacker has blown himself up inside a base housing paramilitary troops in the heart of the Pakistani capital, Islamabad, according to officials.

Six soldiers have been killed and several more wounded.

Senior police official Bin Yamin said the bomber sneaked into the compound under cover of dark and detonated his explosives inside a large tent.

He said another five members of the paramilitary Frontier Constabulary were wounded in today’s blast.