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Pakistan blast 'kills 14 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 14 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.
Disguised as a recruit, the suspected bomber walked into a police base where the cadets were being trained.Disguised as a recruit, the suspected bomber walked into a police base where the cadets were being trained.
No-one has claimed the attack - the deadliest since the recent Pakistani army offensive there which officials said had driven out Taliban militants.No-one has claimed the attack - the deadliest since the recent Pakistani army offensive there which officials said had driven out Taliban militants.
The Taliban have threatened to avenge the killing of their leader this month.The Taliban have threatened to avenge the killing of their leader this month.
Baitullah Mehsud was killed in a US drone attack. Baitullah Mehsud was killed in a US drone attack. name="story"> class="bodl" href="#map">See a map of the region
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. Some two million people were displaced from the Swat valley when the three-month-long conflict was at its height. Isolated skirmishes continue. Residents began returning home last month.
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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.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.
We will not allow the enemies of the country to succeed in their evil designs Prime Minister Yusuf Raza GilaniWe will not allow the enemies of the country to succeed in their evil designs Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani
Reports from the area say there was a big blast followed by bursts of gunfire. A local hospital official said 14 bodies in police uniforms had been brought in.Reports from the area say there was a big blast followed by bursts of gunfire. 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. Television footage from the scene showed bodies being recovered from outside the police base, which has been the target of previous attacks.
Responsibility for the attack has not yet been claimed but BBC's Orla Guerin in Islamabad says suspicion is likely to fall on the Taliban, after new leader Hakimullah Mehsud vowed revenge for the death of his predecessor. Security forces in Mingora were put on high alert and nearby shops and markets closed for business, officials said.
The attack came a day after the army said it had destroyed a major training camp for militants in the area. Responsibility for the latest bombing has not yet been claimed but BBC's Orla Guerin in Islamabad says suspicion is likely to fall on the Taliban, after new leader Hakimullah Mehsud vowed revenge for the death of his predecessor.
Security forces in Mingora were put on high alert after the blast and nearby shops and markets closed for business, officials said. The attack came a day after the army said it had destroyed a major training camp for suicide bombers in the area.
Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani condemned the killings and ordered an inquiry into the attack, adding that the government would carry on the fight against militancy. After the blast, a local official said occasional incidents were to be expected but it was believed that the Taliban's back had been broken during the army's offensive.
Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani condemned the killings and ordered an inquiry into the attack, adding that the government was determined to carry on the fight against militancy.
"We will not allow the enemies of the country to succeed in their evil designs," he said in a statement."We will not allow the enemies of the country to succeed in their evil designs," he said in a statement.
On Thursday, 22 border guards were killed in a suicide bomb attack at a checkpoint in the Khyber Pass, on Pakistan's border with Afghanistan.On Thursday, 22 border guards were killed in a suicide bomb attack at a checkpoint in the Khyber Pass, on Pakistan's border with Afghanistan.
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