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| Pakistan suicide blast 'kills 30' | Pakistan suicide blast 'kills 30' |
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| At least 30 people have been killed in a suicide attack in north-western Pakistan, according to police. | At least 30 people have been killed in a suicide attack in north-western Pakistan, according to police. |
| Some reports said that the bomber blew himself up at a mosque close to former Interior Minister Aftab Sherpao's house near the city of Peshawar. | |
| Police officer Khalid Khan told the Associated Press news agency that Mr Sherpao and his son were "safe". | Police officer Khalid Khan told the Associated Press news agency that Mr Sherpao and his son were "safe". |
| The explosion happened as people observed the Eid festival, a public holiday in Pakistan. | The explosion happened as people observed the Eid festival, a public holiday in Pakistan. |
| Dozens of people who were wounded in the explosion have been taken to a local hospital. | Dozens of people who were wounded in the explosion have been taken to a local hospital. |
| A senior police official said the bomber blew himself up inside the mosque while 1,000 people offered Eid prayers. | A senior police official said the bomber blew himself up inside the mosque while 1,000 people offered Eid prayers. |
| He said the attacker was in the second row behind outgoing interior minister Mr Sherpao. | He said the attacker was in the second row behind outgoing interior minister Mr Sherpao. |
| Surge of violence | Surge of violence |
| It was the second apparent attack on Mr Sherpao - a close ally of President Pervez Musharraf - in eight months. He is running as a candidate for parliament in general elections next month. | It was the second apparent attack on Mr Sherpao - a close ally of President Pervez Musharraf - in eight months. He is running as a candidate for parliament in general elections next month. |
| We were saying prayers when this huge explosion occurred. It almost blew out our ear drums Shaukat Ali, eyewitness | We were saying prayers when this huge explosion occurred. It almost blew out our ear drums Shaukat Ali, eyewitness |
| Police official Mohammad Sharif Virk was quoted by AFP news agency as saying that the bomber was "among the people, offering Eid prayers". | Police official Mohammad Sharif Virk was quoted by AFP news agency as saying that the bomber was "among the people, offering Eid prayers". |
| "We were saying prayers when this huge explosion occurred. It almost blew out our ear drums," said another witness, 26-year-old Shaukat Ali. | "We were saying prayers when this huge explosion occurred. It almost blew out our ear drums," said another witness, 26-year-old Shaukat Ali. |
| The BBC's Barbara Plett in Islamabad says there has been a wave of suicide bombings in the past six months, most in the north west of the country and most aimed at army and government targets. | The BBC's Barbara Plett in Islamabad says there has been a wave of suicide bombings in the past six months, most in the north west of the country and most aimed at army and government targets. |
| More than 600 people have been killed, including around 200 soldiers. | More than 600 people have been killed, including around 200 soldiers. |
| The attacks are blamed on pro-Taleban militants retaliating for military operations against them in the border areas near Afghanistan. | The attacks are blamed on pro-Taleban militants retaliating for military operations against them in the border areas near Afghanistan. |
| There has been a surge of violence in north-western Pakistan since troops ousted armed militants from the radical Red Mosque in Islamabad in July. | There has been a surge of violence in north-western Pakistan since troops ousted armed militants from the radical Red Mosque in Islamabad in July. |
| 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 army says it has killed nearly 300 pro-Taleban militants in the restive Swat region in North West Frontier Province. | The army says it has killed nearly 300 pro-Taleban militants in the restive Swat region in North West Frontier Province. |
| 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. |
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