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| Pakistan rocket strike kills 14 | |
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| At least 14 people have been killed and about 30 injured by rockets fired into a city in the north-west of Pakistan, police say. | |
| Four rockets were fired into Bannu hitting some houses, a mosque and a shop, a police official said. | Four rockets were fired into Bannu hitting some houses, a mosque and a shop, a police official said. |
| There has been increased unrest in Pakistan since security forces ousted Islamist militants out of a radical mosque in Islamabad earlier in July. | There has been increased unrest in Pakistan since security forces ousted Islamist militants out of a radical mosque in Islamabad earlier in July. |
| About 180 people, mostly police and soldiers, have been killed in attacks. | About 180 people, mostly police and soldiers, have been killed in attacks. |
| Most of the unrest has been in Pakistan's north-west region. | Most of the unrest has been in Pakistan's north-west region. |
| Bannu is on the edge of the North Waziristan tribal region, a centre of support for Taleban-style militants. | Bannu is on the edge of the North Waziristan tribal region, a centre of support for Taleban-style militants. |
| Separately, a bomb explosion reportedly damaged a high school in Miram Shah, headquarters of North Waziristan, on Wednesday morning, but no casualties were reported. | |
| Suspected militants have also killed two Pakistani soldiers whom they had kidnapped from the Khaar area on Monday, our correspondent in Islamabad says. | |
| The army said on Monday that it had killed 35 militants in North Waziristan near the border with Afghanistan. | The army said on Monday that it had killed 35 militants in North Waziristan near the border with Afghanistan. |
| The mosque assault prompted militants along the border to scrap controversial peace accords with the government. | The mosque assault prompted militants along the border to scrap controversial peace accords with the government. |