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Several killed in blast in north-west Pakistan

Updated on: 12 October,2009 02:51 PM IST  | 
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At least seven people were killed and 30 injured Monday in an explosion in Pakistan's Swat region.

Several killed in blast in north-west Pakistan

At least 30 people were killed and 40 injured Monday when a suicide bomber blew himself up in Pakistan's restive North West Frontier Province, a lawmaker said.


The explosion took place next to a military vehicle.


The bombing occurred around a busy square in the Alpuri area of Shangla, a mountain district in NWFP, DPA reported.


"According to information reaching me, 30 people, including four soldiers, were killed and 40 or more injured," a member of the legislative assembly, who was only identified as Fazlullah, told Geo television.

Pakistan has been hit by a string of explosions.

On Friday, a suicide bomber detonated a car stuffed with explosives in a busy market of Peshawar, killing 53 people and injuring over 100.

A suicide bomber blew himself up Oct 5 at the UN World Food Programme office in Islamabad, killing five people.

Terrorists also attacked the Pakistani army's headquarters in Rawalpindi Saturday, leading to a two-day standoff in which 19 people were killed.

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