Suicide bomber kills 10 in Darra Adam Khel

Peshawar, May 11 (ANI): Ten people have been killed and more than 15 including were injured when a suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden car near a Frontier Constabulary security checkpoint in tribal area of Darra Adam Khel in northwestern Pakistan.

The attack hit the outskirts of Darra Adam Khel, a town about 25 kilometres south of Peshawar, the capital of the North West Frontier Province, where security forces are locked in heavy fighting with Taliban further north.

According to sources, eight civilians and two security men have been killed in the suicide attack at the FC checkpost in Sabina police station jurisdiction.

The injured have been shifted to Hyattabad Medical Complex. Security forces have cordoned off the area after the blast.

A local administrative official confirmed the attack. No one has claimed responsibility for the blast. (ANI)