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Bomber hits Pakistani checkpoint | |
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At least five people have been killed in a car bomb attack in Pakistan, officials say. | |
The attack - at a paramilitary checkpoint 20km from the north-western city of Peshawar - comes as elections for president are under way. | |
About 40 people were also wounded by the blast, most of them civilians, reports said. | |
The attack comes after three days of continuous raids and airstrikes by US-led forces in Pakistan's tribal areas. | |
A police official said some people had been trapped in the debris of two buildings hit by the blast, AP news agency reported. | |
There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the bombing. | There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the bombing. |