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| Children survive Pakistan attack | Children survive Pakistan attack |
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| A suicide bomber has blown himself up close to a truck taking children to school in north-west Pakistan, wounding at least five children, the army says. | A suicide bomber has blown himself up close to a truck taking children to school in north-west Pakistan, wounding at least five children, the army says. |
| The attack took place near the Kamra military base north-west of Islamabad. | The attack took place near the Kamra military base north-west of Islamabad. |
| The driver and a guard on the military truck, which was carrying more than 30 school children, were also injured. | |
| The attack comes a day after a suicide bomber killed at least six people, two of them children, at a checkpoint in Swat in North West Frontier Province. | The attack comes a day after a suicide bomber killed at least six people, two of them children, at a checkpoint in Swat in North West Frontier Province. |
| 'Barbaric' | 'Barbaric' |
| A Pakistani military spokesman told reporters that the children had been travelling to school in an air force truck when they were attacked at Kamra, some 45 miles (75km) north-west of the capital. | A Pakistani military spokesman told reporters that the children had been travelling to school in an air force truck when they were attacked at Kamra, some 45 miles (75km) north-west of the capital. |
| "This barbaric attack shows how cruel the terrorists are," Maj Gen Arshad Waheed was quoted as saying by the Associated Press. | "This barbaric attack shows how cruel the terrorists are," Maj Gen Arshad Waheed was quoted as saying by the Associated Press. |
| Hundreds of people have been killed in a wave of attacks since troops ousted armed militants from the radical Red Mosque in Islamabad in July. At least 100 people died in the operation. | Hundreds of people have been killed in a wave of attacks since troops ousted armed militants from the radical Red Mosque in Islamabad in July. At least 100 people died in the operation. |
| Sunday's suicide bombing in Swat came after the army said it had killed nearly 300 pro-Taleban militants there over the past two weeks. | Sunday's suicide bombing in Swat came after the army said it had killed nearly 300 pro-Taleban militants there over the past two weeks. |
| There is no independent confirmation of the casualty figures given by the army. | There is no independent confirmation of the casualty figures given by the army. |
| Troops have driven the militants from a series of small towns and villages where they had tried to implement strict Islamic law. | Troops have driven the militants from a series of small towns and villages where they had tried to implement strict Islamic law. |
| The militants say they have made a tactical withdrawal. | The militants say they have made a tactical withdrawal. |
| The fighting in Swat is the first serious insurgent threat from pro-Taleban forces in what is considered a settled area of Pakistan. | The fighting in Swat is the first serious insurgent threat from pro-Taleban forces in what is considered a settled area of Pakistan. |
| Until now the army has focused on fighting militants mainly in the largely autonomous Waziristan tribal areas along the Afghan border. | Until now the army has focused on fighting militants mainly in the largely autonomous Waziristan tribal areas along the Afghan border. |