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Suicide bomb kills 15 in Pakistan | |
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A suicide bomber, wearing a woman's burka, has killed at least 15 people in an attack at a busy police checkpoint in north-west Pakistan, officials say. | |
Four policemen were among the dead, and at least 20 people were injured in the blast in the garrison town of Bannu. | |
The bomb was detonated in a rickshaw, which had been stopped for inspection. | |
It is the latest in a series of deadly attacks blamed on Islamist militants in the North Waziristan tribal region near the border with Afghanistan. | |
Police officials said the bomber was wearing a burka, a woman's garment which covers the body from head to toe. | |
He, or possibly she, set off explosives at a busy intersection when police approached to check the vehicle. | |
Bombings and attacks have soared since July when security forces stormed a radical mosque in Islamabad, and a ceasefire with pro-Taleban militants in the volatile border area broke down. | |
Many of the attacks have been directed at the security forces. More than 200 soldiers and policemen are said to be among the dead. | |