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Deadly blast hits Pakistan city of Rawalpindi | Deadly blast hits Pakistan city of Rawalpindi |
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At least four people have been killed in a suspected suicide attack in the Pakistani city of Rawalpindi, Pakistani police say. | At least four people have been killed in a suspected suicide attack in the Pakistani city of Rawalpindi, Pakistani police say. |
The explosion happened in a crowded market near Pakistan's army headquarters. | The explosion happened in a crowded market near Pakistan's army headquarters. |
At least 12 other people were reported injured in the blast. | At least 12 other people were reported injured in the blast. |
The incident comes a day after 20 soldiers were killed in the north-west of the country when a bomb blast struck an army convoy. | The incident comes a day after 20 soldiers were killed in the north-west of the country when a bomb blast struck an army convoy. |
At least 24 others were injured in that explosion, which Pakistan's Taliban said it had carried out. | At least 24 others were injured in that explosion, which Pakistan's Taliban said it had carried out. |
Soldiers and paramilitary forces were planning to leave Bannu town, in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, for Razmak in North Waziristan, when their convoy was rocked by the blast. | |
It was not immediately clear who was behind the attack in Rawalpindi, located just south of the capital, Islamabad. |