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December 17, 2007

Suicide Bomber Kills at Least 9 Soldiers in Northwest Pakistan
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http://enews.voanews.com/t?ctl=1A9BE0D:A6F02AD83191E1601A67675762B448A77F0EB4B66EA3A89D& At least four
soldiers wounded in attack targeting military area in Kohat





Pakistan army troops keeps guard at the main entry gate of cantonment
area in Kohat about 130 Kilometers (80 miles) west of Islamabad,
Pakistan, 17 Dec 2007Authorities say a suicide bomber has killed nine
Pakistani army recruits in the country's restive northwest.

The attack happened Monday in a military area of the town of Kohat, in
North West Frontier Province.

Military officials say army recruits were walking back from a football
(soccer) game when the bomber approached and blew himself up. Four
soldiers were wounded.

Separately, three Pakistani paramilitary troops were wounded Sunday
when a roadside bomb exploded in the tribal region of North
Waziristan.

Army officials also say they arrested at least seven suspected
militants in the northwestern Swat Valley. Officials say one of those
detained is Abdul Shakoor, who allegedly urged the beheading of
security forces in the region.

Pakistani troops have been battling militants in Swat since July, when
a radical cleric, Maulana Fazlullah, called for a holy war against the
government.

Soldiers recently ejected militants from territory they had seized in
the tourist area.

Some information for this report was provided by  AP and Reuters.


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