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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 restive tribal areas and has in the past seen sectarian violence. Dera Ismail Khan is close to Pakistan's tribal areas where government forces have been fighting Taleban militants.
It has witnessed strife between Pakistan's majority Sunnis and minority Shias.
Hundreds of people have been killed in a wave of suicide and other attacks over the past 18 months.