Violence in Pakistan's Northwest Kills 29
By VOA News
27 August 2009
Pakistani officials say at least 29 people were killed Thursday in a suicide bomb attack and a suspected U.S. drone strike in the country's northwest.
The officials say a suicide bomber attacked the main border crossing from Pakistan's Khyber Pass into Afghanistan, killing 21 people, mostly border guards, and wounding at least 15 others.
Local authorities say the attacker walked up to a group of border guards who had gathered outside their barracks at the Torkham checkpoint to break their Ramadan fast and detonated his explosives.
No one claimed immediate responsibility for the bombing.
Earlier, a suspected U.S. drone strike killed eight people, mostly militants, and wounded at least seven others in the South Waziristan tribal region.
Local officials say the attack targeted a suspected Taliban hideout in Kaniguram village.
Pakistan's new Taliban leader, Hakimullah Mehsud, has vowed to take revenge against the United States for the death of their former commander Baitullah Mehsud. Mehsud was killed in a U.S. drone strike earlier this month.
Some information for this report was provided by AFP and AP.
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