自殺炸彈殺手在巴基斯坦西北部炸死12人

Officials in northwestern Pakistan say a suspected suicide blast Tuesday killed at least 12 people and wounded many more. A majority of the victims are said to be security forces.

Witnesses say the bomber riding a motorbike struck a security checkpoint separating the semi-autonomous and volatile Khyber tribal district from the city of Peshawar.

Rescue workers and local officials say a senior officer of the tribal police force and a local journalist are among the dead.

The massive blast caused damage to several vehicles and motorbikes parked near the security post.

There are no immediate claims of responsibility.

Khyber serves as one of the two main routes for trade and transit between Pakistan and landlocked Afghanistan.

The Pakistani tribal area has been a hub of local and foreign militants involved in terrorist attacks on both sides of the border.巴基斯坦西北部地區官員說，星期二發生一起疑似自殺爆炸事件，造成至少12人死亡，多人受傷。據稱大多數受害者是安全部隊軍人。

目擊者說，自殺炸彈殺手駕駛摩托車衝撞了一個位於局勢動盪的開伯爾半自治部落區和白沙瓦城之間的安全檢查站。

救援人員和地方官員說，一名部落區高級警官和當地一名記者死於襲擊。

猛烈的爆炸導致停在安全檢查站附近的幾輛汽車和摩托車受損。

目前還沒有人宣稱對此次事件負責。

開伯爾是巴基斯坦和內陸國阿富汗之間的兩條貿易和交通要道之一。

巴基斯坦部落地區一直是涉嫌在邊界兩側製作恐怖襲擊事件的巴基斯坦和外國激進分子盤踞的地區。