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One dead, seven injured in Bannu blast
 PESHAWAR: A landmine blast in southern Bannu district on Saturday killed one and injured seven, police said. The blast ripped through a grocery shop in Mandan Gate market, Bannu district nazim Engineer Iqbal told Daily Times by phone. Three people were said to be in a serious condition and were taken to a hospital in Peshawar. The rest were taken to a local hospital, police said. The dead man was a member of the banned Jaish-e-Mohammad outfit, one of the fiercest rebel groups fighting Indian rule in Kashmir, they added. The Saturday blast was the second in the NWFP in a little over a month. In November, several rockets had targeted military and civilian installations Peshawar. Posted by: Fred 2004-12-26 |
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