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suicide bomb attack in Pak tribal region  Four die in suicide
bomb attack in Pak tribal region  April 20, 2013 16:33 IST  A
woman suicide bomber on Saturday detonated a bomb outside a
hospital in a lawless tribal area of northwest Pakistan, killing
at least four people and injuring five others.  The blast
occurred outside the main gate of the hospital in Bajaur tribal
area bordering Afghanistan, senior official Asad Sarwar said.
The assistant political agent of the area confirmed that it was
a suicide attack.  "The suicide attacker was a woman who
detonated the bomb outside the main gate of the hospital," he
said. Hospital sources confirmed that four people died and five
others were injured.  They said that an employee of hospital was
among those killed. No group has claimed responsibility for the
attcak. However, authorities blame such attacks on the Taliban.
Bajaur, one of seven districts t