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| At least nine people were killed when roadside bomb exploded close to a prison vehicle and a school bus in north-western Pakistan, officials say. | |
| The remote-controlled device exploded in the Upper Dir district of North-West Frontier Province near the Swat Valley. | The remote-controlled device exploded in the Upper Dir district of North-West Frontier Province near the Swat Valley. |
| Officials said those killed by the blast included four schoolgirls, three policemen and two of the prisoners. | |
| Earlier, a suicide bomb attack on the main police headquarters in central Islamabad wounded at least 13 people. | |
| The bombings came just over two weeks after more than 50 people were killed and more than 260 wounded in a suicide bombing at the capital's Marriott hotel. | The bombings came just over two weeks after more than 50 people were killed and more than 260 wounded in a suicide bombing at the capital's Marriott hotel. |
| They also happened as parliament met in a special session for a second day for a classified security briefing on Pakistan's internal security situation. | They also happened as parliament met in a special session for a second day for a classified security briefing on Pakistan's internal security situation. |
| The joint session was called to try to help form a national consensus on how to tackle Islamic militancy and the surge in suicide bombings. | The joint session was called to try to help form a national consensus on how to tackle Islamic militancy and the surge in suicide bombings. |
| Condemnation | |
| Local officials said the improvised explosive device was detonated by remote control as a vehicle carrying a group of prisoners from court to jail passed by. | |
| A school bus which was also driving past at the time was also hit by the blast, they added. | |
| Unconfirmed reports said the death toll could be as high as 25. | |
| Upper Dir district lies close to the Swat Valley and the border with Afghanistan, where security forces have been battling pro-Taleban militants since October last year. | |
| Earlier, Pakistani security forces said they had detained 18 suspected militants in the valley during an operation on Wednesday, local media reported. Large quantities of arms and ammunition were also seized. | |
| The attacks in Islamabad and Dir drew condemnation from the Prime Minister, Yusuf Raza Gillani, who said the perpetrators of such heinous crimes would not be spared and would be brought to justice. |