At least 10 people have been killed in a suicide car bomb attack in Pakistan, officials say.
The attack - at a paramilitary checkpoint 20km from the north-western city of Peshawar - comes as elections for president are under way.
About 45 people were also wounded by the blast, most of them civilians, reports said.
The attack comes after three days of continuous raids and airstrikes by US-led forces in Pakistan's tribal areas.
A BBC correspondent says the attack happened close to a market by the checkpoint.
The powerful explosion destroyed part of the market, trapping many people under the debris, officials say.
Witnesses told the BBC the attack had been carried out by a suicide bomber in a pick-up truck.
"I saw the vehicle park itself next to the market, and then it blew up", a roadside hotel owner told the BBC.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the bombing.
(BBC)
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