Bomb blast in Pakistan; 20 killed

ISLAMABAD: At least 20 people were killed and over 30 injured on Sunday when a suicide bomber struck a gathering of the minority Shia community in Chakwal area of Pakistan's Punjab province, the latest in a series of terror attacks that have rocked the country.

The suicide attacker entered an 'imambargah' or prayer hall, where hundreds of worshippers were present and detonated his explosives, TV news channels reported.

Witnesses at the site said that at least 20 people were killed and over 30 others injured in the attack.

The terrorist assault came a day after a suicide bomber attacked a paramilitary camp in the heart of Islamabad, killing eight security personnel and injuring five others.

Another suicide attack yesterday in the restive North Waziristan tribal agency left several civilians dead.