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| Suicide bomb hits Pakistani bus | Suicide bomb hits Pakistani bus |
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| A suicide bomber has rammed a motorcycle into a bus carrying air force employees in Pakistan's Punjab province, killing eight officials. | |
| Authorities say about 40 others are wounded in the attack. | |
| It took place near the city of Sargodha, which is home to the largest air force base in the country. | It took place near the city of Sargodha, which is home to the largest air force base in the country. |
| Violence has soared in Pakistan since troops stormed the radical Red Mosque in the capital, Islamabad, in July, with the deaths of at least 100 people. | Violence has soared in Pakistan since troops stormed the radical Red Mosque in the capital, Islamabad, in July, with the deaths of at least 100 people. |
| After Thursday's bombing, military spokesman Waheed Arshad said: "It was a suicide attack and the target was the bus which was carrying the air force officials." | After Thursday's bombing, military spokesman Waheed Arshad said: "It was a suicide attack and the target was the bus which was carrying the air force officials." |
| Maj-Gen Waheed called it "an act of terrorism" and said the victims had been heading for duty. | Maj-Gen Waheed called it "an act of terrorism" and said the victims had been heading for duty. |
| Violent attacks | |
| July's assault on the Red Mosque was launched after its clerics and students had waged a campaign to enforce strict Sharia law in Islamabad. | July's assault on the Red Mosque was launched after its clerics and students had waged a campaign to enforce strict Sharia law in Islamabad. |
| Ever since the operation, troops have often been the target of violent attacks. | |
| The most recent took place two days ago at a police checkpoint near army headquarters of President General Pervez Musharraf in the city of Rawalpindi. | |
| Some analysts say militants with links to the Taleban and al-Qaeda saw the Red Mosque raid as the beginning of a serious army clampdown against them and decided to strike back, the BBC's Barbara Plett in Islamabad reports. | |
| Pro-Taleban forces are also challenging state authority in the Swat valley of north-western Pakistan, she says. |