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10:33 GMT
ISLAMABAD, Jan 30 (KUNA) -- More than fifteen people including security
personnel were killed and over twenty others were wounded in a suicide blast
on Saturday in a Pakistani tribal agency, close to Afghan border, said
officials.
A suicide bomber exploded himself at a security checkpost in main bazaar of
Khar district in Bajaur tribal agency, security officials told KUNA.
They said the bomber exploded himself when the deployed security personnel
stopped him for checking.
Sources said that at least nine people were killed including two security
personnel. They added that several wounded have been rushed to nearby
hospitals.
However, tribal sources and local Express news channel put the death toll
to more than fifteen. They said over twenty others were wounded, adding that
at least five of them are in critical condition.
The bazaar was immediately closed and the security forces cordoned off the
area, said sources. (end).
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