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| Bomb hits Pakistan village market | Bomb hits Pakistan village market |
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| A bomb has killed at least 10 people and injured 100 in a village cattle market in north-western Pakistan, close to the Afghan border, officials say. | |
| They told the BBC the blast had occurred in the Khyber tribal region in an area where the Taliban is known to have a strong presence. | |
| Over the last year the north-west of Pakistan has been hit by numerous bomb and militant attacks. | Over the last year the north-west of Pakistan has been hit by numerous bomb and militant attacks. |
| The army recently finished an offensive in the area against the Taliban. | The army recently finished an offensive in the area against the Taliban. |
| The bomb exploded near a mosque in the Tirah Valley of the Khyber region, officials say. | |
| The BBC's Syed Shoaib Hasan says reports from the area suggest a senior member of the pro-Taliban Lashkar-e-Islam, one of the biggest militant organisations in the Khyber, was killed in the blast. | |
| Hundreds of people have died in clashes between Lashkar-e-Islam and another armed Islamic group, Ansarul Islam, both of which are banned by the government, in the region in the past few years. | |
| Locals say government helicopters have recently helped Ansarul Islam - now re-named the Peace Committee - during clashes with Lashkar-e-Islam. |