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Six dead in Pakistan bomb attack Nine die in Pakistan bomb attack
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A suicide bomber has killed at least six people in an attack on a military convoy in a valley in north-western Pakistan, police said. A suicide bomber has killed at least nine people in an attack on a military convoy in a valley in north-western Pakistan, security forces say.
It is not clear how many of the victims were soldiers, as a number of civilian casualties have also been reported in the attack in Swat valley. Five civilians and four soldiers died and more than 20 other people were hurt in the attack in the Mingora area of the troubled Swat valley.
The attack happened where Pakistani forces launched an offensive against Islamic militants in October. The attack happened where Pakistani forces had launched an offensive against Islamic militants in October.
On Friday, over 50 people died in a suicide attack near Peshawar. On Friday, more than 50 people died in a suicide attack near Peshawar.
Hardline cleric
An army statement said the suicide bomber was in a vehicle that he blew up close to the convoy.
Pakistan's offensive has targeted the hardline cleric Maulana Fazalullah who has tried to bring Taleban-style Islamic laws to the region.
The army said it had detained four of the cleric's followers hours before Sunday's attack.
Friday's attack in the village of Sherpao apparently targeted the interior minister in the outgoing government, Aftab Sherpao. He escaped unharmed.
The violence comes as Pakistan prepares for a general election next month.
Much of the violence has been in the north-west and stems from the ousting of armed militants from the radical Red Mosque in Islamabad in July.
President Pervez Musharraf recently lifted a state of emergency, saying the threat from Islamic militants had been contained.