Bomb kills seven people in Kurram Agency: Officials

Three others were wounded in the blast.

PESHAWAR: At least seven people were killed and three wounded when their vehicle hit a roadside bomb in Kurram Agency on Tuesday in a suspected sectarian attack, officials said.

The incident took place when a Datsun pick-up truck hit an improvised explosive device (IED) near Parachinar, the main town of Kurram tribal agency which lies along the Afghan border.

"It was a roadside IED, four people died on the spot while three others died in the hospital," Maqsood Hassan, a local government official told AFP.

An intelligence official confirmed the incident, adding that the vehicle was carrying people from a Sunni dominated area while the bomb was exploded in a Shia area.

"Apparently it was a sectarian attack," he said.

His account was also confirmed by a resident.