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Burqa-clad bomber strikes at checkpost in Bannu, Pakistan
AFP, PESHAWAR, PAKISTAN
Tuesday, Oct 02, 2007, Page 1
A burqa-wearing suicide bomber struck at a police checkpost in northwestern Pakistan yesterday, killing at least 16 people including four policemen, officials said.
The blast happened on the outskirts of Bannu, a key garrison town near Pakistan's troubled tribal areas bordering Afghanistan where the army is battling al-Qaeda and Taliban militants.
It was the latest in a string of deadly attacks in Pakistan since government troops stormed the al-Qaeda-linked Red Mosque in Islamabad in July, and comes days before Pakistani President-General Pervez Musharraf seeks re-election.
"A man disguised in a burqa got out of an autorickshaw when police stopped the vehicle for a search at a checkpoint. He then blew himself up," police officer Asar Islam told AFP.
Some news agencies reported that the suicide bomber was a woman.
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