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| Bomb kills one, wounds eight in Dera Ismail Khan |
| 2010-06-20 |
| [Dawn] DERA ISMAIL KHAN: A roadside bomb targeting a police patrol killed a passer-by and wounded eight people in northwestern Pakistan on Saturday, police said. Senior police official Aslam Khatak said the attack happened as the patrol vehicle traveled through the town of Dera Ismail Khan. Among the wounded was an area police official who played an important role in arresting militants, he said. Six policemen and two civilians also were wounded. Dera Ismail Khan lies near Pakistan"s troubled South Waziristan tribal region. A bomb that also targeted a police patrol in the city in May killed 13 people, including an area police officer who had received threats. |
| Posted by:Fred |