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| Bomber hits Pakistani checkpoint | Bomber hits Pakistani checkpoint |
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| At least 10 people have been killed in a suicide 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. | The attack - at a paramilitary checkpoint 20km from the north-western city of Peshawar - comes as elections for president are under way. |
| About 45 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. | The attack comes after three days of continuous raids and airstrikes by US-led forces in Pakistan's tribal areas. |
| A BBC correspondent says the attack happened close to a market by the checkpoint. | |
| The powerful explosion destroyed part of the market, trapping many people under the debris, officials say. | |
| Witnesses told the BBC the attack had been carried out by a suicide bomber in a pick-up truck. | |
| "I saw the vehicle park itself next to the market, and then it blew up", a roadside hotel owner told the BBC. | |
| There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the bombing. | There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the bombing. |