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| Suicide bomb kills 35 in Pakistan | |
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| At least 35 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 hurt in the blast, near the town of Dara Adam Khel. | 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 40km (25 miles) south of the city of Peshawar, was the scene of fierce clashes between troops | |
| and militants in January. | |
| At least 13 troops and 70 militants were killed after militants occupied a Japanese-built road tunnel. | At least 13 troops and 70 militants were killed after militants occupied a Japanese-built road tunnel. |
| 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. |
| But 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' | '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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | Reports said a young man went up to the elders and blew himself up. |
| "It was a huge explosion and left body parts and blood scattered on the ground," Ramin Khan, who was injured in the blast, told the Associated Press news agency. | |
| Doctors said many of the injured were in a critical condition and the death toll could rise. | |
| The attack comes just two days after a suicide attack at a funeral in the troubled Swat valley killed at least 38 people. | The attack comes just two days after a suicide attack at a funeral in the troubled Swat valley killed at least 38 people. |