Twenty Pakistani Soldiers Killed in Bomb Blast

A bombing claimed by the Pakistani Taliban has killed at least 20 Pakistani soldiers and wounded 30 others.The explosion on Sunday ripped through a military convoy as it prepared to leave the town of Bannu to go to the North Waziristan tribal region, a stronghold for al-Qaida-linked militants.Officials of Pakistan's army said the bomb was planted in a civilian vehicle that had been rented locally to transport the troops. The army says it frequently hires vehicles from the local...

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