25 killed in a Suicide Blast in Pakistan Hosiptal

A powerful suicide bomb blast killed 25 people and injured over 20 in a hospital in North West Frontier Province of Pakistan this afternoon. the blast occurred in the compound of the hospital in Dera Ismail Khan, 280 km (175 miles) southwest of Islamabad.

It could be a sectarian violence, as Shi'ite Muslims were protesting against the killing of their leader. Sunni Muslims are believed to be behind the attack. Most of the dead were protesters. Some of them are said to be policemen.