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'Fifteen dead' in Pakistan blast Suicide bomb kills 15 in Pakistan
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Fifteen people have reportedly been killed in a suspected suicide bombing on a military convoy in north-western Pakistan, the army has said. A suicide bomber, wearing a woman's burka, has killed at least 15 people in an attack at a busy police checkpoint in north-west Pakistan, officials say.
At least 20 people were injured in the blast on the outskirts of Bannu, a garrison town. Four policemen were among the dead, and at least 20 people were injured in the blast in the garrison town of Bannu.
Army spokesman Maj Gen Waheed Arshad told Pakistan's Geo TV four policemen and 11 civilians died in the blast. The bomb was detonated in a rickshaw, which had been stopped for inspection.
Bannu is on the Afghan border near the North Waziristan tribal region, a heartland for pro-Taleban militants. It is the latest in a series of deadly attacks blamed on Islamist militants in the North Waziristan tribal region near the border with Afghanistan.
The Monday morning bomb appears to have been in an auto-rickshaw that was being checked by police. Police officials said the bomber was wearing a burka, a woman's garment which covers the body from head to toe.
But it is not clear if the device was detonated by the driver or a passenger. He, or possibly she, set off explosives at a busy intersection when police approached to check the vehicle.
Casualty figures were said to be high because the explosion happened close to a busy bus stand. Bombings and attacks have soared since July when security forces stormed a radical mosque in Islamabad, and a ceasefire with pro-Taleban militants in the volatile border area broke down.
Pakistan's army has been hit by a number of attacks in recent months. Many of the attacks have been directed at the security forces. More than 200 soldiers and policemen are said to be among the dead.
Bombings and attacks have soared since security forces ousted pro-Taleban militants from a radical mosque in Islamabad earlier in July.