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| At least 13 people have been killed in two suicide car bomb attacks in north-western Pakistan. | At least 13 people have been killed in two suicide car bomb attacks in north-western Pakistan. |
| Seven people are reported to have been killed and dozens injured in a bombing in the city of Peshawar. | Seven people are reported to have been killed and dozens injured in a bombing in the city of Peshawar. |
| Earlier, a suicide car bomb in the town of Bannu also killed at least six people, police said. | Earlier, a suicide car bomb in the town of Bannu also killed at least six people, police said. |
| The BBC's Aleem Maqbool, in Islamabad, says the attacks show the Taliban appear to be reasserting themselves after a series of setbacks. | The BBC's Aleem Maqbool, in Islamabad, says the attacks show the Taliban appear to be reasserting themselves after a series of setbacks. |
| In Peshawar, police said the bomb had exploded in the car park of a bank in a commercial area. Witnesses said the blast was heard across the city. | In Peshawar, police said the bomb had exploded in the car park of a bank in a commercial area. Witnesses said the blast was heard across the city. |
| "It was a very big explosion. I could see smoke rising from the scene," Asad Ali, a resident, told Reuters by telephone. | "It was a very big explosion. I could see smoke rising from the scene," Asad Ali, a resident, told Reuters by telephone. |
| Police official Anwar Khan told AFP news agency that he could see casualties lying on the ground. | Police official Anwar Khan told AFP news agency that he could see casualties lying on the ground. |
| More than 40 people are reported to have been injured. | More than 40 people are reported to have been injured. |
| Police targeted | Police targeted |
| In the attack in Bannu, the bomber detonated his vehicle outside a police station. | In the attack in Bannu, the bomber detonated his vehicle outside a police station. |
| Reports say the police building and several neighbouring houses collapsed in the blast. A number of people are thought to be trapped in the rubble. | Reports say the police building and several neighbouring houses collapsed in the blast. A number of people are thought to be trapped in the rubble. |
| Bannu is close to the tribal region of North Waziristan, a Taliban stronghold. | Bannu is close to the tribal region of North Waziristan, a Taliban stronghold. |
| The attacks come after a period of relative quite from the Taliban, our correspondent says. | The attacks come after a period of relative quite from the Taliban, our correspondent says. |
| Insurgents have suffered a series of setbacks, with some of their commanders killed or captured in recent weeks. | Insurgents have suffered a series of setbacks, with some of their commanders killed or captured in recent weeks. |
| Militants have vowed to strike back after being ousted from the Swat valley in a huge offensive by the Pakistani army. | Militants have vowed to strike back after being ousted from the Swat valley in a huge offensive by the Pakistani army. |
| A Taliban chief who trains suicide bombers called Reuters to claim responsibility for the Bannu attack. | A Taliban chief who trains suicide bombers called Reuters to claim responsibility for the Bannu attack. |
| "The government was taking undue advantage of our silence," said Qari Hussain, who claimed to be a spokesman for Pakistani Taliban chief Hakimullah Mehsud. | "The government was taking undue advantage of our silence," said Qari Hussain, who claimed to be a spokesman for Pakistani Taliban chief Hakimullah Mehsud. |
| "We will carry out more such attacks and these will be much more powerful," he added. | "We will carry out more such attacks and these will be much more powerful," he added. |
| Pakistan's mountainous north-west region, near the Afghan border, is a favoured area for insurgents planning attacks on US and Nato troops in Afghanistan. | Pakistan's mountainous north-west region, near the Afghan border, is a favoured area for insurgents planning attacks on US and Nato troops in Afghanistan. |
| Are you in Peshawar or Bannu? Did you witness either of the explosions? Send us your accounts using the form below. | Are you in Peshawar or Bannu? Did you witness either of the explosions? Send us your accounts using the form below. |
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