Six killed in suspected bomb blast in Pakistan

Six people were killed and four injured today in a suspected bomb blast in the Pakistani town of Sialkot near the Indian border…

Six people were killed and four injured today in a suspected bomb blast in the Pakistani town of Sialkot near the Indian border, police said.

They said they believed a bomb had been packed onto a bicycle but had no other details.

Sialkot is about 40 km (25 miles) from Pakistan's border with India, just south of the disputed region of Kashmir.

Muslim separatist guerrillas are battling Indian forces in Indian-controlled Kashmir. India accuses Pakistan of training and supporting the rebels. Pakistan denies helping them but says it backs self-determination for the people of Kashmir.