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Bombs aimed at police kill 10, hurt 14 in Pakistan
Bombings killed 10 people and wounded at least four in Pakistan on Thursday, including an attack in a police complex in the capital the same day lawmakers huddled for a private briefing on the militant threat facing the country.The deaths happened in the nation's volatile northwest, where al-Qaida and Taliban militants have established bases near the Afghan border. Four children, two police and four prisoners died when a roadside bomb exploded under a prison vehicle in the Dir region, government official Sher Bahadur Khan said. Initial reports indicated a school bus was caught in the blast, but others said the children were walking. Ten people were wounded. In Islamabad, an apparent suicide car bombing severely damaged an anti-terror squad building and wounded at least four police in the heavily guarded Police Lines neighborhood. The explosion occurred just moments after a man delivered candy CandyGram! to the facility and police were examining whether the events were linked. Some body parts were found that might belong to a suicide bomber, Islamabad Police Chief Asghar Gardaizi said. Posted by: ed 2008-10-09 |
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