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| Suicide blast hits Pakistan bus | Suicide blast hits Pakistan bus |
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| At least three people have died in a blast which hit a military bus in the Pakistani garrison city of Rawalpindi. | At least three people have died in a blast which hit a military bus in the Pakistani garrison city of Rawalpindi. |
| A military spokesman told the BBC that a suicide bomber riding a motorbike had rammed into the bus. | A military spokesman told the BBC that a suicide bomber riding a motorbike had rammed into the bus. |
| Several people are reported to have been injured in the attack, which took place during the morning rush hour. | Several people are reported to have been injured in the attack, which took place during the morning rush hour. |
| A series of suicide bomb attacks have hit Rawalpindi in the last year. In December opposition leader Benazir Bhutto was killed at a rally there. | |
| Authorities have blamed Taleban militants based near the border with Afghanistan for the attacks. | |
| Several vehicles were reported to have been badly damaged and the bus destroyed in Monday's blast, which went off near the army headquarters. | |
| Officials said the military had cordoned off the area. |