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| Pakistan: Suicide car-bomber strikes in Hangu | |
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| At least 24 people have been killed after a suicide bomber in a car struck government buildings in Pakistan's volatile north-west. | |
| The bomb went off near several buildings and shops in Hangu, close to Pakistan's tribal areas, causing considerable damage. | |
| The district's police offices are also in the area and officers are among the casualties, police say. | |
| On Monday militants attacked a naval base in Karachi, killing 16 people. | |
| "The death toll can rise further, as many among the 45 wounded people are in serious condition," Fazal Naeem, a police spokesman in Hangu, told Reuters. | |
| Another police official, Latif Khan, said the blast had left a deep crater. | |
| "The buildings housing the police station... were partially damaged but at least 15 shops, including a tea house and a restaurant are completely razed," he said. | |
| The buildings also contain Hangu district courts, police said. | |
| Witnesses said the blast was so powerful that they feared people were trapped in the rubble. |