Islamabad, Dhu-AlHijjah 18, 1433, Nov 3, 2012, SPA - Six people, including a local political leader, were killed and a number of others injured in an explosion today in the neighboring Buneer region in Swat valley, northwest Pakistan. Local sources indicated that the explosion occurred outside the office of Fateh Khan, a local leader of the Awami National Party, who heads the government in territory of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, adding that the blast killed Fateh Khan along with five other people. Security forces cordoned off the blast site to collect evidence (about the incident). The victims were transported to a hospital for (medical) treatment. --SPA 15:20 LOCAL TIME 12:20 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/1045186