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Landmine hits passenger bus, 18 people killed (Extra)
Oct 23, 2009, 8:40 GMT
Islamabad - At least 18 civilians died when a landmine exploded next to a bus in north-western Pakistan on Friday, media reports said.
Geo television cited unnamed security officials as saying the blast hit the bus in Mohmand tribal district along the Afghan border.
Twelve women and four children were among the dead, while six more people were injured.
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