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| Nine people have died after a suicide bomber targeted a prison bus in Pakistan, police said. | Nine people have died after a suicide bomber targeted a prison bus in Pakistan, police said. |
| The blast hit policemen and jail staff on their way to work near Bannu town in North West Frontier Province (NWFP). | |
| Police told AFP news agency: "The van was carrying policemen and jail staff when it was hit by an explosives-laden car which was used in the attack." | Police told AFP news agency: "The van was carrying policemen and jail staff when it was hit by an explosives-laden car which was used in the attack." |
| Bannu is close to the border with Afghanistan, where Islamist militants have been attacking security forces. | Bannu is close to the border with Afghanistan, where Islamist militants have been attacking security forces. |
| Security has deteriorated sharply in recent weeks in NWFP, which the Afghan government and the US say is a haven for pro-Taleban militants and al-Qaeda. | Security has deteriorated sharply in recent weeks in NWFP, which the Afghan government and the US say is a haven for pro-Taleban militants and al-Qaeda. |
| One police official told AFP the suicide bomber struck on a bridge and that the force of the explosion had caused the prison van to fall into the river below. | |
| It is not clear if any prisoners were injured in the blast at about 0900 (0300 GMT) in the garrison town, 250km (155 miles) south-west of the Pakistani capital Islamabad. |