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Pakistan troops killed in bomb blast Pakistan Taliban: Deadly blast rips through convoy
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At least 20 soldiers have been killed when a bomb blast hit an army convoy in north-western Pakistan, officials say. At least 20 soldiers have been killed in north-western Pakistan in a bomb blast that struck an army convoy, sources in the security forces say.
They say at least 20 others were injured near the town of Bannu, and there are fears that the death toll will rise further. At least 24 others were injured in the explosion near the town of Bannu, with fears the death toll will rise.
Unconfirmed reports say a suicide bomber carried out the attack. The source of the explosion is still being investigated.
Although no group has so far claimed responsibility for the explosion, the Pakistani Taliban recently vowed to increase attacks on security forces. Pakistan's Taliban said they had carried out the attack as part of a "fight against a secular system" and promised "many more such attacks".
"We fear that dozens were killed and injured. A large number of soldiers were there," an intelligence source was quoted as saying by Reuters on Sunday. Soldiers and paramilitary Frontier Corps were preparing to leave Bannu, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, for Razmak in North Waziristan when their convoy was rocked by the blast.
The blast took place as the convoy of army troops and paramilitary Frontier Corps was preparing to leave Bannu, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. "The explosion took place in one of the vehicles of the convoy," an unnamed senior security official told AFP.
"We are trying to ascertain the exact nature of the explosion, whether it was a planted device or a suicide attack."
A military source told Reuters news agency the soldiers had been travelling in a hired civilian vehicle.
Speaking to Reuters by telephone from an undisclosed location, Taliban spokesman Shahidullah Shahid said: "With the help of God we claim responsibility for this.
"The army is our enemy. We will carry out many more attacks like this again."
Last week, a senior police officer known for campaigning against the militants was killed in a bomb blast in Karachi.Last week, a senior police officer known for campaigning against the militants was killed in a bomb blast in Karachi.