Pakistan Mosque Bombs Kill Eight

Twin bomb attacks on Friday killed at least eight people outside mosques in northwest Pakistan, where the party of cricket star Imran Khan is forming a coalition government, officials said.

The blasts took place near two mosques in the Baazdara area of northwestern Malakand region, senior local administration official Amjad Ali Khan told Agence France Presse.

"The blasts killed at least eight people and wounded more than 30 others," Khan said. It was not immediately clear whether the bombs were planted or suicide attacks.

He said local officials are having problems reaching the far-flung, mountainous area and there is no mobile phone coverage.

Local police official Riaz Khan confirmed eight people had been killed and more than 30 others wounded in the attacks.

Northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province is on the frontline of a nearly seven-year Taliban insurgency and abuts the semi-autonomous tribal belt where Pakistani troops are fighting against homegrown militants.