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14 killed in roadside bomb blast in NW Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Oct 3 (KUNA) -- At least 14 people were killed and 10 others were wounded in a roadside bomb explosion in the Pakistani North Waziristan tribal agency along the Afghan border, security officials said Wednesday..
A passenger van was blown up with a remote-controlled bomb in Tall area of the agency, the officials told the Kuwait News Agency (KUNA). They said the explosion killed 14 passengers and wounded 10 others. No group claimed responsibility for the attack but authorities blamed Taliban militants, who have been targeting security forces since the Lal Mosque operation that left more than a hundred persons killed.(end) amn.msa KUNA 031836 Oct 07NNNN