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                     20 Pakistani Soldiers Killed in Blast

   Officials in northwest Pakistan say a blast targeting a military convoy
   has killed 20 Pakistani soldiers and wounded at least 30 others.
   Authorities say the explosion happened as a routine weekly convoy was
   preparing to leave the town of Bannu to go the restive North Waziristan
   tribal region, which is considered a safe haven for al-Qaida-linked
   militants
   Army officials say the car that exploded had been rented from a local
   Bannu resident. The Army says it frequently hires vehicles from the
   local population.
   The Taliban has claimed responsibility for the attack. A Taliban
   spokesman said the group will "carry out more such attacks in the
   future."
   In December, the Taliban claimed responsibility for a suicide bomb
   attack in the town of Mir Ali that killed five soldiers. Afterwards,
   the military launched a retaliatory attack on the Taliban, killing
   three dozen militants.
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