Bombers in burqa kill 41 at Pak camp

Both bombers were clad in burqas,witnesses and officials said. The head and legs of the attackers and pieces of the burqas worn by them were found by investigators and sent for forensic tests.

Forty-one people were killed and 65 injured by the blasts,officials said.

Azmat Ali Bangash,a reporter who worked for state-run APP news agency and Samaa TV channel,was among those killed.

The first blast occurred at noon at the food distribution point,where several people were present,said Kohat Commissioner Khalid Khan Umarzai. The second blast,which caused more deaths,went off 10 minutes later when a large number of people gathered at the spot to remove bodies and help the injured,he said.

Security forces cordoned off the area and an emergency was declared in hospitals in the area.

A man claiming to be a spokesman for the Lashkar-e-Jhangvi Al-Almi called Geo News channel and claimed responsibility for the attacks.

The UN condemned the attack,saying it hit Pakistans most vulnerable,people who have already suffered because of the ongoing fighting (and) had come…for humanitarian assistance.

At least eight persons,including two activists of banned Lashkar-e-Jhangvi,have been arrested on suspicion of involvement in Fridays suicide attack in Quetta that killed 11 and injured over 40.

Eight persons were arrested during raids conducted in various parts of Quetta on Friday night and taken to an undisclosed place,police said. However,they declined to name the arrested persons.