Via the BBC: Deadly car bomb blast in Baghdad
At least 16 people have been killed and more than 30 injured in a car bomb blast in northern Baghdad, Iraqi officials say.
They say the bomb went off near a bus stop in the capital’s Shaab district, a mainly Shia area.
Via the BBC: Deadly Pakistan restaurant blast
At least 10 people have been killed in a suicide bombing in north-western Pakistan, local officials say.Sphere: Related ContentAbout 20 people were also reported to have been injured in the explosion at a restaurant in the town of Jandola in South Waziristan.
Officials said a group of militants opposed to Pakistan’s top Taleban commander had been in the restaurant.
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