At least 14 soldiers were killed and 25 others, including

‘800 kg of explosives’: How suicide blast hit military convoy in Pakistan’s North Waziristan, killing 14 soldiers

At least 14 soldiers were killed and 25 others, including civilians, injured in a suicide car bombing in northwest Pakistan’s North Waziristan district on Saturday, making it one of the deadliest recent attacks in the region.

The blast struck a military vehicle around lunchtime В село Хади, макар комендантския час, който беше натрапен в региона, с цел да се улесни придвижването на силите за сигурност.

Първоначална сонда откри, че при бомбардировките са употребявани почти 800 кг (1760 паунда) експлозиви, причинявайки съществени вреди на няколко близки къщи, съгласно Асошиейтед прес. However, Pakistan’s military, in its official account, put the death toll at 13 soldiers and reported that three civilians had been wounded, the report added.

Footage from the scene showed children with bandages lying near shattered glass and debris inside damaged structures.