Eight killed, 20 injured in Pak bomb blast
None | , Islamabad
DPA Feb 22, 2008 07:32 PM IST
At least eight people were killed on Friday when a roadside bomb struck a bus carrying a wedding party in Pakistan's volatile Swat Valley, say local reports.
At least eight people were killed on Friday when a roadside bomb struck a bus carrying a wedding party in Pakistan's volatile Swat Valley, local reports said.
The bride was among the dead, according to Geo TV, which reported that 13 people were killed.
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DawnNews TV, however, reported that eight people were killed and 20 injured.
Swat lies in Pakistan's North-West Frontier Province, where the Army has been operating since October 2007 to flush out armed Islamic militants who have launched dozens of suicide attacks against military and government targets.
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