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Pakistan policemen die in blast Suicide bomb at Pakistan funeral
(about 6 hours later)
Three policemen have been killed after a roadside bomb exploded near their vehicle in Pakistan's North West Frontier, police said. At least 27 people are reported to have been killed by a suicide bomber at a funeral in north-western Pakistan.
The funeral was for one of three policemen killed by a roadside bomb earlier on Friday.
Hospital officials say about 40 people were also injured in the suicide attack, in Mingora, the main town in the valley of Swat.
Swat has seen continued confrontations in recent months between pro-Taleban militants and the security forces.
Appeal for blood
Hundreds of mourners were attending the funeral in Mingora when the attacker struck.
"It was a suicide bombing, Javed Cheema, a spokesman for the interior ministry told the AFP news agency.
Hospital authorities dealing with the injured were reported to be appealing for blood donations.
The funeral was for one of three officers killed earlier in the town of Lakki Marwat in Bannu district, which borders the troubled North Waziristan tribal region.
The bomb exploded near their vehicle, police said.
The chief of police in Bannu district, Hamza Mehsud, said two others were critically wounded in the blast.The chief of police in Bannu district, Hamza Mehsud, said two others were critically wounded in the blast.
The explosion took place in Lakki Marwat town which borders the troubled North Waziristan tribal region.
Hundreds of people have died in recent months in battles between the security forces and pro-Taleban militants.Hundreds of people have died in recent months in battles between the security forces and pro-Taleban militants.
Correspondents say the border areas of North West Frontier Province are a hotbed of militancy and a feeding ground for the Taleban and al-Qaeda, and have seen growing violence directed at Pakistani government forces.Correspondents say the border areas of North West Frontier Province are a hotbed of militancy and a feeding ground for the Taleban and al-Qaeda, and have seen growing violence directed at Pakistani government forces.
On Thursday, at least 12 people, including suspected militants, were killed in a missile attack on a house in the South Waziristan region.On Thursday, at least 12 people, including suspected militants, were killed in a missile attack on a house in the South Waziristan region.
It is not clear where the attack was launched from, but residents said they suspected it was from Afghanistan where Nato troops are fighting the Taleban.It is not clear where the attack was launched from, but residents said they suspected it was from Afghanistan where Nato troops are fighting the Taleban.