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Blasts rock north-west Pakistan Blasts rock north-west Pakistan
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At least 12 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.
In the latest blast, six people are reported to have been killed 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 on Saturday, 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.
In Peshawar, police said the bomb had exploded in a commercial area, AP news agency reported. Witnesses said the blast was heard across the city. In Peshawar, police said the bomb had exploded 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.
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 apparent setbacks for the Taliban, with some of its commanders killed or captured in recent weeks. The BBC's Aleem Maqbool, in Islamabad, say the blasts come after a period of relative quiet from the Taliban.
It appears the Pakistani Taliban are beginning to regroup and reassert themselves, he says.
The Taliban has also suffered a series of setbacks, with some of its 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.
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.