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Five dead at Pakistan army base | Five dead at Pakistan army base |
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A suicide bomber on a bicycle killed five people as he blew himself up outside an army base checkpoint in north-west Pakistan. | |
Two soldiers and three civilians died, in addition to the bomber. | |
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 blast comes hours before President Pervez Musharraf is due to lift the state of the emergency in the country. | |
He is to address the nation on TV and radio on Saturday evening, with elections due to be held on 8 January. | |
Frequent targets | Frequent targets |
Police said some of those injured in the army base bombing were in a critical condition. | |
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. |