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Pakistan: Deadly bomb kills six near Peshawar | Pakistan: Deadly bomb kills six near Peshawar |
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At least six people have been killed in a bomb blast outside the north-western Pakistani city of Peshawar, police say. | At least six people have been killed in a bomb blast outside the north-western Pakistani city of Peshawar, police say. |
The bomb was planted at a bus stop near a market in the town of Matani, about 20km (12 miles) south of Peshawar, police commanders told news agencies. | The bomb was planted at a bus stop near a market in the town of Matani, about 20km (12 miles) south of Peshawar, police commanders told news agencies. |
Matani is close to Pakistan's lawless tribal regions and the Afghan border. | Matani is close to Pakistan's lawless tribal regions and the Afghan border. |
It is not clear who carried out the attack but Pakistan has been battling Islamist militants and its own version of the Taliban. | It is not clear who carried out the attack but Pakistan has been battling Islamist militants and its own version of the Taliban. |
At least 10 people were wounded in the attack in Matani. | At least 10 people were wounded in the attack in Matani. |
It is the latest violence in Pakistan since the US special forces raid last month that killed al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden in the north of the country. | It is the latest violence in Pakistan since the US special forces raid last month that killed al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden in the north of the country. |
It comes a day after reports that a top al-Qaeda operative, Ilyas Kashmiri, was killed in a US drone strike in the tribal region of South Waziristan. | It comes a day after reports that a top al-Qaeda operative, Ilyas Kashmiri, was killed in a US drone strike in the tribal region of South Waziristan. |
Since Bin Laden was killed, a paramilitary academy, a naval base, government buildings, a police station and a US consulate convoy have been attacked. |
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