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19 killed in suicide attack in Khyber agency
[Geo News] Seventeen people, most of them policemen, were killed and four others injured in a suicide attack on Thursday in Khyber Agency near the Afghan border, officials said.The attack took place in the Khyber tribal region while policemen were gathering to break their fast. According to sources, a suicide bomber blew himself up in the residential barracks of the local policemen at Torkham town near the Afghan border, killing 17 people and hurting 4 others. The blast destroyed completely the building of Khasadar force while the adjacent buildings were also damaged. The injured have been shifted to Landikotal Hospital. Posted by: Fred 2009-08-28 |
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