This article was first published 20 years ago

Ten killed in blast in troubled Pakistani region

google preferred source

Ten people were killed and 35 injured in an explosion on Thursday in a market in Pakistan's troubled tribal region near the Afghan border, officials said.

The blast hit a hotel and shops in a market in Jandola town in the south Waziristan region.

The cause of the blast was not known, officials said.

A resident said many more people could have been killed in the blast which happened at 0830 hrs IST.