Deaths reported in Pakistan blast

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Source: Al Jazeera

At least three people have been killed and several others injured in an explosion that happened in the tribal region of Orakzai in North West Frontier Province.

Al Jazeera's Kamal Hyder said that the explosion on Thursday happened at a busy market near Khyber region, noting that a high number of casualties were reported by journalists from the Pakistani city of Peshawar.

The Associated Press quoted security officials as saying that the attack occurred near a mosque and a base used by Lashkar e-Islam, an armed group.

The AFP news agency reported that the commander of an armed group was among those killed in the attack, in Upper Tirah area.




Read more: http://english.aljazeera.net/news/asia/2010/02/201021885329447111.html

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And other news from the Pakistan:

Six terror suspects including 2 Taliban arrested

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Lahore, Feb 18 (PTI) Pakistani police today claimed to capture six terror suspects, including two Taliban commanders, in this eastern city.

According to a senior police officer, they along with the officials of Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) raided a house in the Shahdara area of Lahore after receiving a tip-off and arrested the six terror suspects a few days ago.

Explosives, suicide jackets, grenades and jehadi literature were recovered from the arrested persons.

Investigations revealed that two of the arrested men are commanders of the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan who had fought security forces in the Charbagh area of the restive Swat valley.

more:http://www.ptinews.com/news/523728_Six-terror-suspects-including-2-Taliban-arrested

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1. Bomb kills 29 in Pakistan as US envoy visits

Bomb kills 29 in Pakistan as US envoy visits
By RIAZ KHAN and HUSSAIN AFZAL (AP) – 18 minutes ago

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — A bomb blast at a mosque in Pakistan's northwestern tribal belt killed 29 people including some militants Thursday, underscoring the relentless security threat here even as Pakistani-U.S. cooperation against extremism appears on the upswing.

The attack in Khyber tribal region came as U.S. special envoy Richard Holbrooke met with Pakistani leaders in Islamabad, the capital. It also followed revelations that Pakistani authorities have been picking up Afghan Taliban leaders on their soil, and as the U.S. staged its latest missile strike in Pakistan's northwest.

The bomb explosion tore through a mosque in the Aka Khel area of Khyber, killing at least 29 people and wounding some 50 others, local official Jawed Khan said. Earlier reports had said the blast occurred in the Orakzai area at a cattle market.

The two areas border one another, and the market is apparently near the mosque.

more:http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hkiMxbHNH0BqgpWA2ZG6VD6wVTmAD9DULQR80