Islamabad, Rabi Al-Akhir 25, 1432, March 30, 2011, SPA -- A suicide bomber detonated his explosives near a rally of a political party in north-western Pakistan, killing at least 10 people and injuring 19 more, police and health officials said. The attack took place when the activists from Jamiat Ulma-e-Islam were gathered to welcome their leader Maulana Fazalur Rehman in Swabi district, some 70 kilometres north-west of Islamabad. "It was a suicide attack. The attacker was between 16 and 17 years old and he was on foot when he carried out the bombing," Jabar Khan, administrative chief of Swabi district said. Mohammad Shafique, the head of District Headquarter Hospital, said 10 people had died and 19 were injured, according to a report of DPA. --SPA 14:22 LOCAL TIME 11:22 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/878901