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Two suicide bombers carried out the attack : Pakistani Minister

ISLAMABAD, Dec 24 (KUNA) -- Two suicide bombers carried out the Thursdays attack in Peshawar, capital of North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) of Pakistan, said a Pakistani minister.
Two suicide bombers blew themselves up when they were stopped by the security personnel for checking at a checkpost outside State Life Building in the cantonment area, said Bashir Bilour, the senior provincial minister while talking to newsmen.
He confirmed four casualties and said that at least fifteen others were wounded. Some local news channels put the death toll to five and said that about twenty-five others were wounded. They said that four of the wounded were in critical condition. The Bomb Disposable Squad said that the bombers had used more than ten kilograms of explosive. (pick up previous). (end) amn.bz.
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