June 03, 2014 05:14 pm | Updated 05:14 pm IST - Islamabad
A roadside bomb hit a passenger vehicle in north-western Pakistan on Tuesday, killing eight people and wounding six others, officials and locals said.
The attack occurred in Parachinar town of Khurram region.
A pick-up truck carrying passengers from the town hit a bomb planted by the roadside, local administration official Ilyas Khan said.
Also on Tuesday, shots were fired at a police patrol in Islamabad, injuring two security officials, the Interior Ministry said.
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