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'Bomber' kills Pakistan soldiers | 'Bomber' kills Pakistan soldiers |
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A suicide bomber has killed at least three soldiers in an attack in north-western Pakistan, officials say. | A suicide bomber has killed at least three soldiers in an attack in north-western Pakistan, officials say. |
Eight other soldiers were wounded when the bomber drove a vehicle packed with explosives into a checkpoint on the outskirts of Tal town, they said. | |
No-one has admitted carrying out the attack - the latest in a spate of bombings in the area over past month. | |
The attacks come in an apparent revenge for last month's government assault on Islamabad's Red Mosque. | The attacks come in an apparent revenge for last month's government assault on Islamabad's Red Mosque. |
A local police officer Mir Zali told the AFP news agency that the explosion was huge, and that the bomber was blown to pieces. | A local police officer Mir Zali told the AFP news agency that the explosion was huge, and that the bomber was blown to pieces. |
"Parts of his body were scattered in the area," he said. | "Parts of his body were scattered in the area," he said. |
At least four suicide blasts in the region over the past month have killed over 70 people. | |
The latest incident happened in the North West Frontier Province on Monday. |