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Roadside bomb hits passenger van in Pakistan; 10 killed
Sep 9, 2010, 7:53 GMT
Islamabad - At least 10 people were killed and six injured on Thursday when a roadside bomb exploded next to a van carrying passengers in Pakistan's tribal region near the Afghan border, government officials said.
The blast occurred in the Doolrogha area of Kurram, one of the seven tribal districts where Taliban and al-Qaeda militants have strongholds.
'Ten bodies and six injured have been moved here,' said Bahadur Khan, an official at a hospital in nearby Sadda town.
Six people died instantly in the blast, said an intelligence official speaking on condition of anonymity. He estimated the total death toll at 12, and number of injured at eight.
It was not clear whether the van was the intended target of the bombing.
The official said that two rival groups of Taliban have been planting roadside bombs for each other's fighters in the area.
The Kurram district has also seen violence between Sunni and Shiite tribesmen.
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