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Suicide bombing kills eight Pakistani policemen
23 Aug 2008 04:04:05 GMT
Source: Reuters
MINGORA, Pakistan, Aug 23 (Reuters) - A suicide bomber rammed an explosive-laden vehicle into a police station in northwestern Pakistan's Swat Valley on Saturday, killing at least eight policemen, police said.

A spokesman for Taliban militants in the valley claimed responsibility for the blast and vowed to continue strikes if the government did not stop operations in the region. (Reporting by Junaid Khan, Writing by Kamran Haider; Editing by Robert Birsel and Sanjeev Miglani)


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A paramedic provides medical treatment to a suicide blast victim at the Pakistan Ordnance Factories Hospital in Wah, a garrison city about 30 km (20 miles) northwest of Islamabad, August 22, ...



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