Blast Kills 7 in Northwest Pakistan
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Pakistani police say a homicide car bomber has killed seven people in the northwestern town of Bannu.
Bannu police chief Mohammed Alam Shinwari said the attacker rammed an explosives-laden vehicle into a police car patrolling the town's streets on Friday.
Shinwari said four police officers and three civilians died and several other people were wounded.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Islamic militants have responded to Pakistani military operations and U.S. missile strikes in their strongholds along the Afghan border with a string of homicide blasts.