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| Suicide bomb at Pakistan funeral | Suicide bomb at Pakistan funeral |
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| At least 27 people are reported to have been killed by a suicide bomber at a funeral in north-western Pakistan. | 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. | 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. | 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. | Swat has seen continued confrontations in recent months between pro-Taleban militants and the security forces. |
| Pakistan's army recently said it had regained control over much of region, driving back local Islamist militants. | |
| Appeal for blood | Appeal for blood |
| Hundreds of mourners were attending the funeral in Mingora when the attacker struck. | 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. | 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 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 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 health minister for North West Frontier Province told AFP news agency efforts to rescue the injured had suffered delays. | |
| "We are facing difficulty in the relief operation because the blast also damaged an electricity transformer in the area," Syed Kamal Shah was quoted as saying. | |
| 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 breeding ground for the Taleban and al-Qaeda. | |
| Pakistan's military recently said it had regained control over much of Swat, a mountainous region once famed as a tourist idyll. | |
| Followers of a local cleric, Maulana Fazlullah, had been attacking security forces in a campaign to impose sharia, or Islamic law, in the area. | |
| 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. |