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Pakistan 'suicide bomb kills 16' | |
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At least 16 people have been killed in a suicide bombing in a town in north-west Pakistan, police say. | |
The attacker blew himself up as police tried to arrest him near a checkpoint in Dera Ismail Khan in North-West Frontier Province, authorities said. | The attacker blew himself up as police tried to arrest him near a checkpoint in Dera Ismail Khan in North-West Frontier Province, authorities said. |
Two policemen and a soldier were among those killed in the blast, police told the BBC. Twelve people were hurt. | Two policemen and a soldier were among those killed in the blast, police told the BBC. Twelve people were hurt. |
Suicide attacks by pro-Taleban militant groups have soared since troops stormed a radical Islamabad mosque in July. | Suicide attacks by pro-Taleban militant groups have soared since troops stormed a radical Islamabad mosque in July. |
'Cornered' | 'Cornered' |
The bomber struck in the Bannu Chungi area of Dera Ismail Khan, local police officials said. | The bomber struck in the Bannu Chungi area of Dera Ismail Khan, local police officials said. |
Police say they spotted a suspicious-looking man and chased him. | |
"When we cornered him and signalled him to stop, he blew himself up," a police official told the BBC. | |
The blast occurred next to a minivan full of passengers. The injured have been taken for treatment at the local district hospital. | |
At least 100 people were killed when troops moved in to oust armed militants from the Lal Masjid (Red Mosque) in July. | At least 100 people were killed when troops moved in to oust armed militants from the Lal Masjid (Red Mosque) in July. |
The operation prompted pro-Taleban militants in tribal areas near the Afghan border to end a controversial cease-fire with the Pakistan army. | The operation prompted pro-Taleban militants in tribal areas near the Afghan border to end a controversial cease-fire with the Pakistan army. |
Several hundred people have been killed in an upsurge of violence since, and scores of Pakistani troops kidnapped. | Several hundred people have been killed in an upsurge of violence since, and scores of Pakistani troops kidnapped. |
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