Nine Chinese workers killed in Pakistan bus blast

Nine Chinese workers were among 13 people killed on Wednesday when a blast on a bus sent it careening down a ravine in north-western Pakistan, officials said. 

The bus was carrying Chinese engineers, surveyors and mechanical staff to the Dasu dam site in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, which is under construction.

“The blast sparked a fire in the engine plunging the vehicle into a ravine,” said a local government official who asked not to be named.

He said a further 28 Chinese nationals were injured.

A senior local police official, who also asked not to be named, confirmed the incident and said “it was a heavy blast but its nature is not known yet.”