Suicide bombing and Chinese consulate attack in Pakistan leave 27 dead

<p>A suicide bombing in the northwest region of Orakzai in Pakistan on Friday killed at least 25 people.&nbsp;</p> <p>A suicide bomber drove into a crowd which had gathered to visit a market and attend a festival before detonating explosives.&nbsp;</p> <p>No group has claimed responsibility for this attack.</p> <p>Abbas Khan, the assistant commissioner of the district, told Reuters that among the 25 killed were three members of the minority Sikh community and two security officials.</p> <p>The attack follows an attack on the Chinese consulate in the southern city of Karachi.&nbsp;</p> <p>This attack was carried out by three attackers and resulted in the deaths of the two police men as well as the attackers.&nbsp;</p> <p>The Balochistan Liberation Army, a separatist insurgent group, claimed responsibility for the attack. There is not thought to be any connection to the bombing in Orakzai.</p>