31 killed in Pakistan bombing

At least 31 people have died after a teenage suicide bomber dressed in school uniform blew himself up at an army compound in Pakistan.



Officials say he attacked as recruits were exercising at a parade ground of the Punjab Regiment, inside an enclosed military area of the north-western city of Mardan.



A Taliban militant has since claimed responsibility for the bombing.



The attack comes days after the authorities launched a major offensive against militants in the tribal region of Mohmand, near Mardan.