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| A bomb in the north-western Pakistani town of Mardan has killed four people, police have said. | A bomb in the north-western Pakistani town of Mardan has killed four people, police have said. |
| The blast occurred in a bakery in the military cantonment area of the town, police officer Hamidullah Khan told the news agency Reuters. | |
| More than 10 people are also said to have been injured in the incident. | |
| Mardan has seen attacks from Islamist militants before - most recently a car bomb in a police station, which killed three people last month. | |
| There have been no immediate claims of responsibility for the attack. | |
| Mardan police chief Akhtar Ali Shah told the Associated Press news agency that a suicide bomber detonated the bomb at the gate of the bakery. | |
| An eyewitness said that at least 12 people were taken to hospital. | |
| The North West Frontier Province is considered a haven for militants with links to the Taleban and al-Qaeda. | |
| Pakistan's government, which came to power at the end of March, has said it will deal with Islamic militancy through dialogue and development. | |
| There has been a decrease in attacks since the government took office. |