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Thirteen people were killed and at least 10 wounded when a bomb hit a Pakistani air force bus near the north-western city of Peshawar, police said. | |
The attack near Badaber, an air force base on the outskirts of the city, completely destroyed the bus. | |
The bomb went off as the bus drove over a bridge. Civilians were reported to be among the passengers. | |
Pakistan recently launched a major offensive against Taleban militants in the Khyber tribal area near Peshawar. | |
The police chief of North West Frontier Province, Malik Naveed Khan, said the bomb appeared to have been remotely detonated. | |
Reports said the explosion left a huge crater. | |
The bombing comes soon after Taleban militants threatened they would retaliate against the government forces for military operations against the insurgents near the Afghan border. |