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Troops killed in Pakistan attack | |
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A suicide car bomber has attacked an army convoy in north-western Pakistan, killing at least 10 soldiers, local police say. | |
They say some 40 troops were injured in the attack in the mountainous area of Swat in the North West Frontier region. | |
The attack came a day after a suicide bomber killed 24 soldiers in the neighbouring North Waziristan region. | The attack came a day after a suicide bomber killed 24 soldiers in the neighbouring North Waziristan region. |
An army spokesman said Saturday's attack could be linked to the storming of Islamabad's Red Mosque this week. | An army spokesman said Saturday's attack could be linked to the storming of Islamabad's Red Mosque this week. |
The week-long siege in Pakistan's capital left 102 people dead, including 11 soldiers and an as yet unknown number of extremists and their hostages. |