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Pakistan troops bombed in Kashmir | |
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At least two soldiers have been killed and three others wounded by a suicide blast in Pakistani-administered Kashmir, officials say. | At least two soldiers have been killed and three others wounded by a suicide blast in Pakistani-administered Kashmir, officials say. |
It is the first such bombing in the Pakistani-administered part of Kashmir, although militants have launched deadly attacks on soldiers across Pakistan. | It is the first such bombing in the Pakistani-administered part of Kashmir, although militants have launched deadly attacks on soldiers across Pakistan. |
No group has as yet claimed responsibility for the attacks. | |
The army is engaged in an intense battle to dislodge the Taliban from its strongholds in the north-west. | The army is engaged in an intense battle to dislodge the Taliban from its strongholds in the north-west. |
The bomber targeted soldiers in Shaukat Lines, a military area in Muzaffarabad, the regional capital. He was described as about 18 years of age. | |
It happened close to an army public school and another school. | |
The attacker hit an army vehicle in an area which is used for residential purposes, a military spokesman said. | The attacker hit an army vehicle in an area which is used for residential purposes, a military spokesman said. |
The BBC's Zulfiqar Ali in Muzaffarabad has been talking to witnesses who say that the bomber walked up to the gate of an area which houses the residences of junior officers, and engaged the guard in a conversation. | The BBC's Zulfiqar Ali in Muzaffarabad has been talking to witnesses who say that the bomber walked up to the gate of an area which houses the residences of junior officers, and engaged the guard in a conversation. |
Other soldiers gathered at the scene, after which the bomber detonated the explosives, the witnesses said. | Other soldiers gathered at the scene, after which the bomber detonated the explosives, the witnesses said. |
Security was tightened immediately after the explosions and investigations are underway. | |
Officials have not yet said who they believe might be responsible for the attack. |