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| A bomber, who set off explosives outside an army base in north-west Pakistan, has killed five people, two soldiers and three civilians. | A bomber, who set off explosives outside an army base in north-west Pakistan, has killed five people, two soldiers and three civilians. |
| The attack, which left six injured, happened at the gates of an army services centre in Nowshehra, 120km (75 miles) north-west of Islamabad. | The attack, which left six injured, happened at the gates of an army services centre in Nowshehra, 120km (75 miles) north-west of Islamabad. |
| The bomber, who was on a bicycle, detonated his bomb at a checkpoint. | The bomber, who was on a bicycle, detonated his bomb at a checkpoint. |
| The attack comes hours before President Pervez Musharraf is due to lift the state of the emergency in the country. | The attack comes hours before President Pervez Musharraf is due to lift the state of the emergency in the country. |
| He is due to address the nation on TV and radio on Saturday evening, with elections due to be held on 8 January. | |
| Frequent targets | |
| Pakistan has seen a series of suicide attacks in the unstable area near the border with Afghanistan. | Pakistan has seen a series of suicide attacks in the unstable area near the border with Afghanistan. |
| Five children were killed on Monday in an attack near another military base at Kamra, and the previous day six people were killed at a checkpoint in Swat. | Five children were killed on Monday in an attack near another military base at Kamra, and the previous day six people were killed at a checkpoint in Swat. |
| And on Thursday eight died in Quetta, in a double attack on military checkpoints. | And on Thursday eight died in Quetta, in a double attack on military checkpoints. |
| The army has been frequently targeted in suicide attacks since July, when President Musharraf ordered troops to raid the radical Red Mosque in Islamabad that had been occupied by militants. | The army has been frequently targeted in suicide attacks since July, when President Musharraf ordered troops to raid the radical Red Mosque in Islamabad that had been occupied by militants. |