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Deadly car bomb hits Pakistan's Jalozai refugee camp | |
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At least 12 people have been killed and 30 hurt after a car bombing at the Jalozai refugee camp near the Pakistani city of Peshawar, officials say. | |
The camp houses people fleeing unrest in the tribal districts bordering Afghanistan, where many Taliban- and al-Qaeda-linked militants shelter. | The camp houses people fleeing unrest in the tribal districts bordering Afghanistan, where many Taliban- and al-Qaeda-linked militants shelter. |
One report suggests that people were lining up to get food at the time of the explosion. | |
No group has yet said it carried out the attack. | No group has yet said it carried out the attack. |
Peshawar and its surrounding districts, located on the border of Pakistan's restive tribal region, have come under frequent attack by the Taliban and other militant groups in recent years. | |
Most of the people hit in this attack were from the troubled Bajaur and Khyber tribal areas which have seen army operations against militants, a police official told the Associated Press news agency. |