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Suicide bomber kills 17 police, soldiers in Pakistan
A suicide bomber rammed his explosive-laden vehicle into a mosque in northwest Pakistan today, killing 17 paramilitary soldiers and policemen, police said.
Updated on: Jan 12, 2011, 20:44:50 IST
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A suicide bomber rammed his explosive-laden vehicle into a mosque in northwest Pakistan on Wednesday, killing 17 paramilitary soldiers and policemen, police said.
The mosque, which was heavily damaged, is beside a police station on the outskirts of Bannu, a town bordering North Waziristan, a hub of al Qaeda and Taliban militants. Officials said people were trapped in the rubble.
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