Four martyred in suicide attack on check post in North Waziristan

PESHAWAR (AFP) - A suicide bomber martyred four people when he detonated a car bomb at a police checkpoint in a marketplace in northwest Pakistan on Wednesday, officials said.

Local police official Rasool Daraz told this agency two soldiers, a policeman and a civilian were martyred when the bomber blew himself up in Liaqat Bazar of the Datta Khel sub-division of North Waziristan.

"The bomber blew up his vehicle while he was being searched at the check post," he said. "It seems the bomber wanted to reach another destination but blew himself up after he was stopped by police for a routine search."

Another five people were wounded in the blast.

A second police official, Tariq Dawar, confirmed the incident and casualties.