Islamabad, Nov 4, SPA -- A roadside bomb blast onThursday in the South Waziristan tribal region killed sixPakistani soldiers and injured six others, some seriously,an army official said. An army truck hit an improvised explosive on a dirt roadin the tense region near the Afghan border and fell into aravine, an official said on condition of anonymity inRawalpindi, a city near the capital Islamabad where thearmy has its headquarters. The blast happened at Salwashti, a village near Wana, themain town in South Waziristan. The injured were taken to amilitary hospital in the town.--SPA1305 Local Time 1005 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/215351