Dawn : Roadside bomb kills 14 in Pakistan’s North Waziristan tribal area

Roadside bomb kills 14 in Pakistan’s North Waziristan tribal area

AFP | October 3, 2007

MIRANSHAH, Pakistan: A roadside bomb ripped through a passenger minibus in Pakistan's troubled tribal belt Wednesday, killing at least 14 people, security officials said.

The blast happened on a road near Mir Ali town in the North Waziristan district.

“The bus hit an explosive device planted on the road by militants, destroying it completely. Fourteen people died on the spot and five injured were taken to hospital,” a security official said.

The attack happened hours after a pre-dawn clash between pro-Taliban militants and soldiers near the same town left 10 rebels and two troops dead, the military said.