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| At least eight soldiers have been killed in a suicide attack on a military convoy in north-western Pakistan, the army says. | At least eight soldiers have been killed in a suicide attack on a military convoy in north-western Pakistan, the army says. |
| Fifteen others were hurt in the attack near the village of Daznary, in North Waziristan, Maj-Gen Waheed Arshad said. | Fifteen others were hurt in the attack near the village of Daznary, in North Waziristan, Maj-Gen Waheed Arshad said. |
| He said the attacker struck the convoy with an explosives-laden vehicle. | He said the attacker struck the convoy with an explosives-laden vehicle. |
| North Waziristan, near the Afghanistan border, is often the scene of clashes involving Pakistani troops, tribal groups and foreign militants. | North Waziristan, near the Afghanistan border, is often the scene of clashes involving Pakistani troops, tribal groups and foreign militants. |
| Gen Arshad said the wounded were being taken to hospital after the attack in Daznary, about 50km (30 miles) north of Miranshah. | |
| Thousands of troops have been moved to the tribal regions after the storming of the Red Mosque in Islamabad this week. | |
| The government fears militants are preparing a new holy war after the assault on radicals in the mosque killed 75 people inside the complex. Ten soldiers also died. | |
| Militants in North Waziristan have demanded all army checkpoints be removed by Sunday. |