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| Suicide bomb hits Pakistan police | Suicide bomb hits Pakistan police |
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| A suspected suicide bomber has attacked a police checkpoint in north-western Pakistan, killing at least five people, police say. | A suspected suicide bomber has attacked a police checkpoint in north-western Pakistan, killing at least five people, police say. |
| Several police were among the dead in the attack near Hangu, close to Pakistan's tribal belt, known as a sanctuary for Islamist rebels. | Several police were among the dead in the attack near Hangu, close to Pakistan's tribal belt, known as a sanctuary for Islamist rebels. |
| At least three others were injured in the explosion. | At least three others were injured in the explosion. |
| Pakistani Taleban militants, allied to al-Qaeda, have carried out numerous such attacks over the past two years. | Pakistani Taleban militants, allied to al-Qaeda, have carried out numerous such attacks over the past two years. |
| One security official told the AFP news agency that five police "have embraced martyrdom". | |
| The attack happened in the town of Doaba, in Hangu district, at 1610 local time (1010 GMT), AFP added. | |
| Militants based in Pakistan's north-west have launched attacks with increasing frequency in recent months. | |
| The Associated Press reports that the checkpoint in Doaba is near a major Taleban base located in the Orakzai tribal region. |