ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Aug. 27 (UPI) -- A suicide bombing in Pakistan Thursday left at least 21 people dead near the country's border with Afghanistan, officials said.
An unidentified local official told CNN the victims were security officials gathering to eat together following the end of a daily fast for the Muslim holiday of Ramadan.
The official said a bomber detonated an explosive device after entering a paramilitary force barracks in the town of Torkham.
Local official Nasir Khan said the bomber, described as a man between the ages of 15 and 20, had strapped explosives to his body to detonate while delivering water to security personnel.
CNN said in addition to those killed, 27 people were wounded. The bombing came a day after a NATO oil tank truck was destroyed in Torkham.
