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| At least nine people have been killed in a suicide car bomb attack in north-west Pakistan's Swat valley, military officials have said. | At least nine people have been killed in a suicide car bomb attack in north-west Pakistan's Swat valley, military officials have said. |
| The bombing took place near a security checkpoint in the town of Mingora. At least 30 people were injured. | The bombing took place near a security checkpoint in the town of Mingora. At least 30 people were injured. |
| Reports say that most or all of the dead were civilians. | Reports say that most or all of the dead were civilians. |
| Government forces have been fighting al-Qaeda and Taleban militants and tribesmen sympathetic to their cause in the restive region. | Government forces have been fighting al-Qaeda and Taleban militants and tribesmen sympathetic to their cause in the restive region. |
| Officials told AFP news agency the bomber was trying to approach the checkpoint after bypassing a queue but his car exploded on the way. | |
| TV reports say there is a curfew in Mingora, the region's main town, as security forces launch a fresh search for militants. | |
| Swat has been the scene of an insurgency since August 2007. | |
| Hundreds of people have been killed since then in battles between security forces and militants led by Maulana Fazlullah, a cleric with links to the Pakistan Taleban movement. |