Death toll from Pakistan car bombs rises to 27

The death from two suicide bomb attacks in Pakistan rose to 27 on Sunday, a day after the blasts shattered hopes that the militants were a spent force following the killing of their leader last month.

Although no group immediately claimed responsibility, senior security officials warned that both of the car bombs in Pakistan’s troubled north west frontier province (NWFP) bore fingerprints of Taliban militants who have vowed to attack key locations across the country.