Nineteen die in Pakistan minibus blast

At least 19 people were killed on Monday after a bomb struck a minibus transport vehicle in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan, local media reported on Tuesday.

Eighteen people were killed instantly after a Peshawar-bound passenger van on the Hangu-Kohat Road exploded near Jawzara village, about 15 kilometers (9.3 miles) from the town of Hangu. One of the 14 injured later died at the Lady Reading Hospital in Peshawar, Geo TV reported.

In addition, another transport vehicle heading to Rawalpindi was damaged by the explosion, causing several passengers to sustain critical injuries.

Packages explode at Maryland gov't buildings

Two packages exploded in the mailrooms of two government buildings in Maryland on Thursday, local media reports, and several people were believed to have been injured.

ABC 2 said one of the explosions happened just after 1 p.m. local time at the Maryland Department of Transportation Headquarters in Anne Arundel County, while a second explosion happened at the Jeffrey Building in downtown Annapolis. The channel reported it may have been an improvised explosive device.

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