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| Bomb attack hits tribal Pakistan | Bomb attack hits tribal Pakistan |
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| At least four people have been killed in a bomb attack near a semi-tribal area of north-west Pakistan. | At least four people have been killed in a bomb attack near a semi-tribal area of north-west Pakistan. |
| A suicide bomber detonated his explosives next to a vehicle in Baka Khel, the Associated Press news agency quoted police as saying. | |
| The attack comes just days after many were killed in two other suicide car bomb attacks in the north-west. | The attack comes just days after many were killed in two other suicide car bomb attacks in the north-west. |
| The BBC's M Ilyas Khan in Islamabad says the latest attack appears to have targeted a tribal elder. | The BBC's M Ilyas Khan in Islamabad says the latest attack appears to have targeted a tribal elder. |
| Several pro-government tribal elders were killed by the Taliban in the neighbouring district of Janikhel on 24 September. | |
| The Baka Khel and Janikhel districts have long been troubled by militant violence. | |
| They are close to the tribal region of North Waziristan, where the Taliban is known to be active. | |
| Correspondents say the spate of recent attacks across north-west Pakistan has raised fears that the Taliban appear to be reasserting themselves after a series of setbacks. |