Suicide bomb at market kills eight

A suicide bomber struck at a goat market in north-west Pakistan today, killing eight people.

Abdul Malik, the mayor of Adazi a town 10 miles (16km) south of Peshawar, was thought by officials to be the intended target. He survived the attack but was wounded, police said.

Militants have killed more than 300 civilians and security forces in attacks in recent weeks, part of a campaign aimed at weakening the government’s resolve to continue a military operation against Taliban and al Qaida fighters in South Waziristan.