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October 16, 2009

12 Die in Suicide Blast in Pakistan
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In Pakistan, at least twelve people have died in a suicide car bombing
in Peshawar. The bombing occurred near a pair of checkpoints, one run by
the Pakistani army and one run reportedly by the CIA. More than 150
people have been killed in Pakistan in a series of militant attacks over
the past eleven days. Meanwhile, President Obama has signed a bill to
send $7.5 billion to Pakistan over the next five years. The aid package
has been criticized inside Pakistan because the bill ties some funds to
fighting militants and is seen by critics as violating sovereignty.



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