According to the local media reports, the blast took place at about 7:00 a.m. local time when a passenger van carrying an estimated 20 people on board was hit by a remote-controlled bomb planted by the roadside while on its way from Orakzai to Kohat, a neighboring district to the south of Orakzai.
Located in northwest Pakistan, Orakzai is the only one out of the seven tribal areas in the country, that does not border Afghanistan.
Initial reports said that the bomb was planted inside the van, but later most of the local media reported that it was a roadside planted bomb that hit the van.
The van was hit by the bomb in the Spaey area, a place in the border area between Orakzai and Kohat.
All the killed are closely related relatives, said local media, adding that the injured people have been shifted to a nearby military hospital.
No group has claimed responsibility for the attack yet.
from XINHUA
2012-07-18 10:37:30
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