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| A bomb blast at a petrol station in north-western Pakistan has killed at least six people, police said. | A bomb blast at a petrol station in north-western Pakistan has killed at least six people, police said. |
| The attack took place in Charsada district, near Peshawar city. Police said the bomb was planted in a vehicle. | The attack took place in Charsada district, near Peshawar city. Police said the bomb was planted in a vehicle. |
| Among the dead were children of a woman taking fuel. At least eight people were injured in the explosion, police said. | Among the dead were children of a woman taking fuel. At least eight people were injured in the explosion, police said. |
| The area is close to Pakistan's lawless tribal districts where Taliban militants are active and the government has little control. | The area is close to Pakistan's lawless tribal districts where Taliban militants are active and the government has little control. |
| Some reports said the bomb was planted in a truck. | Some reports said the bomb was planted in a truck. |
| "Six people were killed and eight injured in the explosion. It was a passenger vehicle... the bomb was planted in a pick-up," news agency AFP quoted district police chief Mohammad Riaz Khan as saying. | "Six people were killed and eight injured in the explosion. It was a passenger vehicle... the bomb was planted in a pick-up," news agency AFP quoted district police chief Mohammad Riaz Khan as saying. |
| The dead included two women and at least two children, police said. | The dead included two women and at least two children, police said. |
| Since 2001, the tribal region has been a haven for militants blamed for surging violence in both Pakistan and Afghanistan. | Since 2001, the tribal region has been a haven for militants blamed for surging violence in both Pakistan and Afghanistan. |
| Violence has been reported across the north-west after the army launched its operations to dislodge Taliban militants from their strongholds there this summer. | Violence has been reported across the north-west after the army launched its operations to dislodge Taliban militants from their strongholds there this summer. |
| In June, a suicide bomb attack on a luxury hotel in Peshawar killed 15 people and injured at least 60. | In June, a suicide bomb attack on a luxury hotel in Peshawar killed 15 people and injured at least 60. |
| Gunmen stormed the Pearl Continental Hotel before blowing up a vehicle containing nearly 500kg of explosives. |