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Deadly Bomb Attacks Hit Flood-Weary Pakistan

   VOA News 23 August 2010

   Pakistani  officials  say two separate bomb attacks Monday have killed
   at least 33 people.  Â
   Authorities  say  a  suicide bomber blew himself up at a mosque in the
   South Waziristan tribal region, killing a local cleric and at least 25
   other people.  Â
   Authorities  say  the cleric, Maulana Noor Mohammed, was the target of
   Monday's   attack.   The   area   is   considered   a   stronghold  of
   Taliban-controlled militant activity.
   Elsewhere, a bomb exploded at a meeting of tribal elders in the Kurram
   region, killing seven people.
   No group has claimed responsibility for the blasts.
   Islamist  militants  have carried out a wave similar bombings over the
   last several years, but have kept a low profile since Pakistan's flood
   crisis.

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

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