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Car Bomb Explodes in Northwest Pakistan

   VOA News  March 03, 2011

   Pakistani  police  say  a  suicide  car  bomb has killed at least nine
   people  and  wounded  30  in  the  troubled  northwestern  part of the
   country,  while  an ambush on a government vehicle killed at least six
   more.
   Authorities  said  the suicide bomber set off the blast in the town of
   Hangu,  near  the  tribal  region  where Taliban and al-Qaida fighters
   operate.  At  least  four  policemen  were  reported  to  be among the
   victims.
   The  incident  took  place  in a residential area and damaged at least
   seven  houses.  Police say the car contained at least 300 kilograms of
   explosives.
   Also,  militants  in  the  Khyber  region attacked a military vehicle,
   killing at least six men from the tribal police force.

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