Suicide bombers blow themselves up in Pakistan

Two suspected suicide bombers blew themselves up when they were intercepted by police in Pakistan's restive northwest today, officials said.

Two suspected suicide bombers blew themselves up when they were intercepted by police in Pakistan's restive northwest today, officials said.

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The militants were intercepted by a police patrol in Karak district of the North West Frontier Province.

They detonated explosives wrapped around their bodies when the policemen asked them to present themselves for a body search, officials said.

No one was injured by the blast.

Police later took the bodies of the militants into custody and launched a search for their accomplices.