Rocket fire kills 10 in Pakistan

PAKISTAN: Four rockets crashed into a city in northwest Pakistan, killing 10 people, wounding 40 and stoking the confrontation between Islamic militants and the government.

Rockets hit two houses, a mosque and a shop Wednesday in Bannu, a troubled city in North West Frontier Province, at about 2 a.m. , said Khwaja Mohammed, a city police official.

Police said 10 civilians were killed and that seven police officers were among 40 others wounded.

Mohammed described the attack as "terrorist activity," but said it was too early to say more about who was behind it.

Overnight, militants fired a rocket at a fort manned by paramilitary troops and blew up a government utility office in Miran Shan, the region's main town, forcing authorities to shutter all government offices and banks for fear of casualties, local security officials said.

Peshawar, Thursday, AP.