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| Pakistan: new suicide attack claims more lives near Rawalpindi army HQ | Pakistan: new suicide attack claims more lives near Rawalpindi army HQ |
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| A suicide bomber killed 10 people in a crowded market on Monday near the Pakistani army headquarters in Rawalpindi, police said. | A suicide bomber killed 10 people in a crowded market on Monday near the Pakistani army headquarters in Rawalpindi, police said. |
| Police official Sardar Zulfiqar told the Associated Press some security personnel were believed to be among the dead. | Police official Sardar Zulfiqar told the Associated Press some security personnel were believed to be among the dead. |
| The market, 10 minutes' walk from the army headquarters, is in one of the most secure areas of the city, said Rawalpindi police chief Akhtar Hayat Lalika. The area was cordoned off by the military immediately after the blast. | The market, 10 minutes' walk from the army headquarters, is in one of the most secure areas of the city, said Rawalpindi police chief Akhtar Hayat Lalika. The area was cordoned off by the military immediately after the blast. |
| Lalika said 14 people were wounded. | Lalika said 14 people were wounded. |
| Taliban spokesman Shahidullah Shahid claimed responsibility for the blast on behalf of the Islamist insurgents. | |
| On Sunday a Taliban bombing killed 20 Pakistani soldiers near the tribal region of North Waziristan. | On Sunday a Taliban bombing killed 20 Pakistani soldiers near the tribal region of North Waziristan. |
| Sunday's attack prompted the prime minister, Nawaz Sharif, to cancel his trip to the World Economic Forum in the Swiss resort of Davos. | Sunday's attack prompted the prime minister, Nawaz Sharif, to cancel his trip to the World Economic Forum in the Swiss resort of Davos. |
| His government is keen to pursue peace talks with the Pakistani Taliban to end the insurgency but there has been an upsurge in attacks since Sharif won elections in May 2013. | His government is keen to pursue peace talks with the Pakistani Taliban to end the insurgency but there has been an upsurge in attacks since Sharif won elections in May 2013. |