Death toll in Pakistan bomb blast rises to 16

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ISLAMABAD | Tue Sep 7, 2010 12:02pm EDT

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - At least 16 people were killed in a car bomb attack at a residential complex for police officers in the northwestern Pakistani town of Kohat Tuesday, police said.

"Right now the death toll is 16. It includes four women and six children," Kohat police spokesman Fazal Naeem told Reuters. He said more than 50 people had been wounded.

(Reporting by Zeeshan Haider; Editing by Chris Allbritton)

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