Blast kills eight militants in Bajaur: officials

At least eight suspected pro-Taliban were killed and several others wounded Wednesday when a blast ripped through their vehicle in a Bajaur, officials said.The suspects were travelling in a pick-up truck when it blew up near the town of Salarzai in militant-infested Bajaur tribal district, local administration official Adalat Khan told AFP.He said the explosion was probably caused by hand grenades loaded in the truck.”The explosion killed eight people and destroyed the truck completely,” a senior security official said.Militant sources said the Taliban were heading to a tribal meeting which was deciding the fate of one of their captured fighters, who was blamed for an attack on an officer of the government-backed tribal police this week.However residents said a US drone from neighbouring Afghanistan was in the air when the explosion ripped apart the heavy truck, suggesting it might have been targeted from the air.