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| Blast hits Pakistan sports crowd | Blast hits Pakistan sports crowd |
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| At least 32 people have been killed after a suspected suicide bomb attack at a volleyball pitch in the troubled north-west of Pakistan, officials say. | |
| Some officials said the bomber drove a vehicle onto the field as people gathered to watch a match. | |
| However, there were conflicting reports on how the attack happened and police said they were still investigating. | |
| Many people were reported to be injured. At least one house collapsed, trapping people under rubble. | |
| The attack took place in Lakki Marwat, close to the tribal areas of North and South Waziristan. | The attack took place in Lakki Marwat, close to the tribal areas of North and South Waziristan. |
| "The villagers were watching the match between the two village teams when the bomber rashly drove his double-cabin pick-up vehicle into them and blew it up," district police chief Mohammad Ayub Khan told AFP news agency. | |
| But other reports suggested that the vehicle that exploded may have been parked near the pitch. | |
| Mr Khan was quoted by the Associated Press as saying the attack may have been in retaliation for attempts by locals to expel militants by setting up their own militia. | Mr Khan was quoted by the Associated Press as saying the attack may have been in retaliation for attempts by locals to expel militants by setting up their own militia. |
| North and South Waziristan form a lethal militant belt from where insurgents have launched attacks across north-west Pakistan as well as into parts of eastern Afghanistan. | North and South Waziristan form a lethal militant belt from where insurgents have launched attacks across north-west Pakistan as well as into parts of eastern Afghanistan. |
| Since October, the Pakistani army has been carrying out a ground offensive against militants in South Waziristan. | Since October, the Pakistani army has been carrying out a ground offensive against militants in South Waziristan. |
| The BBC's Aleem Maqbool, in Islamabad, says it had been feared that while the army was congratulating itself on its campaign, militants had simply escaped to neighbouring areas. | |
| Friday's attack shows their ability to strike back wherever they choose, he says. | |
| The number of people killed in militant attacks is fast approaching 600 in just three months, with no apparent end to the violence in sight, he adds. | |
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