15 people killed after third attack in Pakistan this week

In the third attack to hit Pakistan this week, A suicide bomber blew up a bus in northwest Pakistan,killing 15 people and injuring 25 .The bomber destroyed a small passenger bus at a station in a market area of Kohat city.

Many of the victims were on the bus when it blew up , It was not certain  whether the attacker was inside the bus.

Most of the buses at the stand were heading to Orakzai, a border region that has seen army operations against the militants this year.

The attack took place on the first day of the Islamic month of muharram, which often sees attacks by Sunni extremist groups on minority Shia Muslims. Orakzai and Kohat city are home to some Shia, but the religious affiliations of the victims were not instantly known. On Monday, 50 people were killed in  blasts at a government compound in Mohmand and On Tuesday a suicide bomber attempted to kill the chief minister in the Baluchistan Province which also borders Afghanistan.

Taliban and Al Qaida militants seeking to over throw Pakistan’s have carried out many of bombings in recent years, mostly against Western, government or security targets. The army has responded with offensives in some parts of the northwest.