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Police killed in Pakistan blast | Police killed in Pakistan blast |
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Five police and two civilians have been killed in a suspected suicide attack in north-west Pakistan, police say. | Five police and two civilians have been killed in a suspected suicide attack in north-west Pakistan, police say. |
Local government officials said the attack happened outside a college in the town of Dera Ismail Khan where paramilitary troops had been stationed. | Local government officials said the attack happened outside a college in the town of Dera Ismail Khan where paramilitary troops had been stationed. |
At least 25 others were wounded in the blast, in which police were targeted as they investigated a minor explosion. | At least 25 others were wounded in the blast, in which police were targeted as they investigated a minor explosion. |
Dera Ismail Khan is close to Pakistan's tribal areas where government forces have been fighting Taleban militants. | |