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Bomb attack injures 7 in northwestern Pakistan
Seven people were wounded when suspected Islamist militants set off a roadside bomb targeting a Pakistani military truck on Tuesday.
- Agencies
- Published: 11:18 May 20, 2008
Kohat: Seven people were wounded when suspected Islamist militants set off a roadside bomb targeting a Pakistani military truck on Tuesday.
The attack, which is the third to hit the region in two days, took place near a military base in Kohat, a town in northwestern Pakistan.
A police official said four paramilitary men were among the seven wounded.
No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
The region has been experiencing a barrage of attacks, many of them suicide bombings.
Three men were killed in a blast outside a mosque on Monday evening.
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