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At least 45 killed and dozens wounded in blast in volatile tribal region, officials say News and Images desk July 9: A suicide attack outside the office of a senior government official in Pakistan's northwest has killed at least 45 people and wounded scores more, government and hospital officials say. Rasool Khan, the region's assistant political agent, said two bombers struck on Friday after people had gathered around his office, in the Mohmand tribal area along the Afghanistan border. The attack, which took place in a commercial neighbourhood, follows fresh offensives by security forces against Pakistani Taliban fighters in recent weeks. "There were two blasts. The first one was small but the second was a big one. Up to 45 people have been killed," Khan said. An administration official, Mehraj Khan, had earlier described the incident as a suicide attack, but there were no details available on how the second blast happened. Source: Internet/ibi/1534hrs |
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