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| A suicide bomber has attacked a police checkpoint in the Pakistani city of Peshawar on Saturday, killing at least seven people, officials said. | |
| Two of those killed were policemen, a spokesman said. More than 25 other people were injured, he added. | |
| Local media said a car laden with explosives had been driven into the checkpoint in the Pushta Khara area. | Local media said a car laden with explosives had been driven into the checkpoint in the Pushta Khara area. |
| Government official Sahibzada Muhammad Anis said the car exploded as police went to search it, AP news agency said. | Government official Sahibzada Muhammad Anis said the car exploded as police went to search it, AP news agency said. |
| Television footage showed a large cloud of smoke and the wreckage of cars. | Television footage showed a large cloud of smoke and the wreckage of cars. |
| Peshawar has been regularly targeted by militants in recent weeks. | Peshawar has been regularly targeted by militants in recent weeks. |
| A car bombing on Friday on intelligence agency offices in the city killed at least 12 people and injured 40. | A car bombing on Friday on intelligence agency offices in the city killed at least 12 people and injured 40. |
| Two weeks ago more than 100 people were killed in a blast at a market. | Two weeks ago more than 100 people were killed in a blast at a market. |
| Bomb attacks have dramatically increased across Pakistan as the army continues an offensive against Taliban militants in the South Waziristan region. | Bomb attacks have dramatically increased across Pakistan as the army continues an offensive against Taliban militants in the South Waziristan region. |
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