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| 'Fatal attack' on Pakistan troops | 'Fatal attack' on Pakistan troops |
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| At least seven Pakistani soldiers are reported to have been killed in an attack on an army vehicle in the northern region of Swat. | At least seven Pakistani soldiers are reported to have been killed in an attack on an army vehicle in the northern region of Swat. |
| The attack comes one day after the army deployed 2,500 more troops in the area to combat rising militancy. | The attack comes one day after the army deployed 2,500 more troops in the area to combat rising militancy. |
| More than 15 people were taken to hospital for treatment. | More than 15 people were taken to hospital for treatment. |
| The Swat valley in North West Frontier Province has become a stronghold of an anti-government militant leader, Maulana Fazlullah. | The Swat valley in North West Frontier Province has become a stronghold of an anti-government militant leader, Maulana Fazlullah. |
| He has reportedly used radio broadcasts to call for jihad, or holy war, against the Pakistani authorities. | He has reportedly used radio broadcasts to call for jihad, or holy war, against the Pakistani authorities. |
| The army vehicle, carrying munitions, exploded in the attack in Mingora, the main town in the district of Swat, a senior police official there said, the Associated Press news agency reports. | |
| There are conflicting reports as to what caused the blast. |