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| At least five people have been killed in a suicide bombing in north-western Pakistan, local officials say. | At least five people have been killed in a suicide bombing in north-western Pakistan, local officials say. |
| About 20 people were also reported to have been injured in the explosion at a restaurant in the town of Jandola in South Waziristan. | About 20 people were also reported to have been injured in the explosion at a restaurant in the town of Jandola in South Waziristan. |
| Officials said a group of militants opposed to Pakistan's top Taleban commander had been in the restaurant. | Officials said a group of militants opposed to Pakistan's top Taleban commander had been in the restaurant. |
| Violence in Pakistan has surged in recent months amid a wave of attacks blamed on Islamist militants. | Violence in Pakistan has surged in recent months amid a wave of attacks blamed on Islamist militants. |
| Some of the injured were reported to be in a critical condition, and officials said the number of dead was expected to rise. | Some of the injured were reported to be in a critical condition, and officials said the number of dead was expected to rise. |
| The South Waziristan region is dominated by local Taleban warlord Baitullah Mehsud, who has been accused of plotting the 2007 assassination of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto. | |
| The attack targeted supporters of Turkistan Bittani, a pro-government tribal leader who is a rival of Mehsud. | |
| Bittani was not in the restaurant at the time of the attack. | |
| The blast comes a day after a US drone killed seven militants in the same area. | |
| Correspondents say that more than 35 similar strikes have killed more than 340 people in Pakistan since August 2008, shortly before the election of President Asif Ali Zardari. |