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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. The Taliban has said it carried out the attack, the AP news agency reported.
No group has as yet claimed responsibility for the attacks. Militants have launched deadly attacks on soldiers across Pakistan, but it is thought to be the first such bombing in Pakistani-administered Kashmir.
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 strongholds in the north-west.
The Pakistani Taliban fighting the army in the north-west have no obvious presence in Pakistan-controlled Kashmir, our correspondent says.
Security tight
The bomber targeted soldiers in Shaukat Lines, a military area in Muzaffarabad, the regional capital. He was described as about 18 years of age.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. Witnesses told the BBC that the bomber walked up to a gate near 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. Security was tightened immediately after the explosion and an investigation was under way.
Officials have not yet said who they believe might be responsible for the attack. Widening offensive
The Pakistani army has recently widened its offensive to include assaults on South Waziristan, considered the stronghold of Pakistan's Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud.
Hakimullah Mehsud, a deputy of the Pakistani Taliban leader, claimed responsibility for the attack and said they were to prove that Baitullah Mehsud had not been weakened by the recent onslaught.
The BBC's M Ilyas Khan says that the Taliban are hitting what is seen by many as a "soft" target in Muzaffarabad.
The purpose appears to be to widen the threat of militant attacks.