Suicide attack kills seven in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — A suicide bomber rammed a truck loaded with explosives into a police station in northwestern Pakistan yesterday, killing a child and six other civilians, police said. The Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility.

The attack was the second to occur over the weekend in the Kohat area, illustrating the resilient nature of militant networks in Pakistan despite army offensives targeting their sanctuaries along the Afghan border.

At least 26 people were wounded, including six police, officials said.

Qari Hussain, a top Pakistani Taliban militant commander who allegedly trains suicide bombers, said the suicide blast was revenge for a recent army strike on a militant-run hospital in the South Waziristan tribal area.