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More than 20 people have been killed in a suicide attack on a gathering of tribal elders and local officials in north-west Pakistan, reports say.More than 20 people have been killed in a suicide attack on a gathering of tribal elders and local officials in north-west Pakistan, reports say.
Scores of people were wounded in the attack, near the town of Dera Adamkhel. Scores of people were hurt in the blast, near the town of Dara Adam Khel.
Officials say that the blast happened as the elders were discussing the security situation in the area.Officials say that the blast happened as the elders were discussing the security situation in the area.
The town, which is in a tribal area near the Afghan border, was the scene of fierce clashes between troops and militants in January. The town, which is 40km (25 miles) south of the city of Peshawar, was the scene of fierce clashes between troops and militants in January.
Thirteen troops and about 50 militants were killed in those clashes. At least 13 troops and 70 militants were killed after militants occupied a Japanese-built road tunnel.
A militant campaign has been stepped up since the army stormed Islamabad's Red Mosque in July to crush a student Islamist movement. 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.
Islamists were beaten by secular parties in the tribal regions and in neighbouring North West Frontier Province in the recent parliamentary elections. But Islamists were beaten by secular parties in the tribal regions and in neighbouring North West Frontier Province in the recent parliamentary elections.
'Thousands involved'
The attack took place when tribal elders and officials had gathered for a traditional jirga, or assembly, to discuss increased Taleban activity in the area.
Witnesses said thousands of people were involved in the meeting.
They had just finished their discussions when the bomb went off, local official Khalid Khan told AFP news agency.
Reports said a young man went up to the elders and blew himself up.
The attack comes just two days after a suicide attack at a funeral in the troubled Swat valley killed at least 38 people.