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Bomb explosion wounds 12 Afghan refugees in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Dec 11 (KUNA) -- At least a dozen Afghan refugees were wounded in a bomb attack in a northern Pakistani town on Thursday evening, said police.
Unknown militants hurled a hand-grenade at an Afghan refugees camp, Ghumkhol, in Kohat town, about 150 kilometers north of Islamabad, police sources told KUNA.
They said the explosion seriously wounded a dozen refugees and caused heavy damage to the camp.
Police, they said, has cordoned off the area and launched an operation against suspected militants. (end) amn.ajs KUNA 111653 Dec 08NNNN