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At least 13 soldiers were killed in a suicide attack in the northwest part of the country, an AFP report, quoting local government officials and police officials said on Saturday. The report also said that 29 people, including civilians, were injured in the attack.
“A suicide bomber rammed an explosive-laden vehicle into a military convoy. The blast killed 13 soldiers, injured 10 army personnel and 19 civilians,” said a local government official in North Waziristan district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan.
“The explosion also caused the roofs of two houses to collapse, injuring six children,” a police officer posted in the district told AFP.
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