Blast at mosque 'leaves two dead'

Officials in Pakistan say a bomb explosion in a mosque near the Afghan border has killed two people.

They say the police detained 15 people after the explosion that took place in the district of Kurram.

The officials say the explosives were been left in the luggage of a preachers' party visiting the mosque.

The Kurram district borders the region of North Waziristan where security forces are engaged in operations against suspected Taleban militants.