Pakistan: Suicide car-bomber strikes in Hangu
At least 32 people have been killed after a suicide bomber in a car struck government buildings in Pakistan's volatile north-west.
The bomb went off near several buildings and shops in Hangu, close to Pakistan's tribal areas, causing widespread damage.
The district's police offices are also in the area and officers are among the casualties, police say.
The Pakistani Taliban have said they carried out the attack.
Militant attacks have risen sharply since the killing of al-Qaeda chief Osama Bin Laden by US special forces in Pakistani on 2 May.
Police official Latif Khan, said the blast had left a deep crater.
"The buildings housing the police station... were partially damaged but at least 15 shops, including a tea house and a restaurant are completely razed," he said.
The buildings also contain Hangu district courts, police said.
Pakistani official Mir Chaman Khan said 56 people were wounded. Most of the victims were civilians, and many had been in the restaurant, he added.
Witnesses said the blast was so powerful that they feared people were trapped in the rubble. The bomb contained about 900lb (400kg) of explosives, officials said.