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| 'Rocket' kills Peshawar civilians | |
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| Four civilians were killed when Taliban militants fired a rocket into a residential area of Peshawar in Pakistan's north-west, police said. | |
| The dead included two brothers aged 17 and four, AFP news agency said. | The dead included two brothers aged 17 and four, AFP news agency said. |
| Although rocket attacks are rare in Peshawar, the area has seen a spate of deadly militant attacks. | Although rocket attacks are rare in Peshawar, the area has seen a spate of deadly militant attacks. |
| More than 600 people have died in militant attacks in Pakistan since October, when Pakistan's army launched an assault against the Taliban. | More than 600 people have died in militant attacks in Pakistan since October, when Pakistan's army launched an assault against the Taliban. |
| House destroyed | House destroyed |
| "We were fast asleep. It was time for Fajr [dawn] prayers. Suddenly there was an explosion. We woke up to that and we saw that the roof of my uncle's house had collapsed and smoke was billowing," Reuters news agency quoted a relative of the victims, Noman Khan, as saying. | |
| "Four people were killed, three injured, and two or three from the house next door have been wounded," he said. | "Four people were killed, three injured, and two or three from the house next door have been wounded," he said. |
| Peshawar city police chief Liaquat Ali blamed the attack on Taliban militants. | Peshawar city police chief Liaquat Ali blamed the attack on Taliban militants. |
| Witnesses said the two-storey house was destroyed in the attack. | Witnesses said the two-storey house was destroyed in the attack. |
| Pakistan has seen a surge in violence in the last few months since the army began an offensive against the Taliban in Waziristan. | Pakistan has seen a surge in violence in the last few months since the army began an offensive against the Taliban in Waziristan. |
| Peshawar has borne the brunt of recent attacks, which have left hundreds dead. | Peshawar has borne the brunt of recent attacks, which have left hundreds dead. |
| A bomb at a volleyball match in the city on 1 January killed 100 people, while another at a market in October killed 120. |