Six family members died in bomb blast in northwest Pakistan

Six of a family died in a bomb blast at a house in northwest Pakistan on Tuesday, police said.

The explosion occurred at a house owned by a teacher in Landiwak area in Bannu district bordering north Waziristan.

The blast killed the teacher, his wife and their four children, DSP Attique Hussain said, adding that the reason behind the incident is yet to be known.