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Suicide Bomber Strikes in Pakistan

NYT, 22 February 2010

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — A suicide attack on a military vehicle in the Swat Valley has killed at least six people, including two soldiers, according to a Pakistani security official and local news outlets.The bomber, who according to the official was on foot, attacked a vehicle in central Mingora, the main town of Swat. Dozens of people were reported to have been injured in the attack.The Pakistan military launched an offensive against Taliban forces in Swat last May . Many Taliban fighters, however, melted away without a major confrontation . About two million people were displaced in Swat and the surrounding area during the offensive, and about a million have returned. The suicide attack on Monday was the first since December.


Source : http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/23/world/asia/23pstan.html?ref=asia&pagewanted=print

 

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