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Pakistan blast 'kills 12 cadets' Pakistan blast 'kills 14 cadets'
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A suspected suicide bomb attack in Pakistan's north-western Swat valley has killed at least 12 police recruits and injured others, officials say. A suspected suicide bomb attack in Pakistan's north-western Swat valley has killed at least 14 police recruits and injured others, officials say.
The explosion occurred as the cadets were being trained at a police base. Disguised as a recruit, the suspected bomber walked into a police base where the cadets were being trained.
The suspected bomber walked into the building disguised as a recruit, an official told Reuters news agency. This was the deadliest attack since the recent government offensive in the area which the Pakistani army said had driven out Taliban militants.
Pakistan's army has recently carried out a major offensive against Taliban militants in the Swat valley. Residents began returning home last month. The Taliban have threatened to avenge the killing of their leader this month.
Some two million people were displaced when the conflict was at its height. Isolated skirmishes continue. Baitullah Mehsud was killed in a US drone attack.
The explosion targeted recruits for a community police force as they trained near Mingora, the valley's main town. Some two million people were displaced from the Swat valley when the conflict was at its height. Isolated skirmishes continue. Residents began returning home last month.
Big blast
The explosion targeted recruits for a community police force as they trained in Mingora, the valley's main town, provincial information minister Mian Iftikhar Hussain said.
Reports from the area say there was a big blast followed by bursts of gunfire, our correspondent says. A local hospital official said 14 bodies in police uniforms had been brought in.
Television footage from the scene showed bodies being recovered from outside the police base, which has been bombed twice before in recent months, the Associated Press news agency reports.
The attack came a day after the army said it had destroyed a major training camp for militants in the area.
Security forces in Mingora were put on high alert after the blast and nearby markets closed for business, officials said.