Pakistan Suicide Bomber Kills 13 Amid Peace Efforts

Officials in northern Pakistan say a suicide bomber has struck a market near the country's military headquarters, killing at least 13 people. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack Monday in Rawalpindi, not far from the capital, Islamabad. The blast, which wounded 18 people, went off in an area considered one of the most secure in the city. Police officials said the dead included at least five soldiers. On Sunday, the Taliban said it was behind a deadly suicide...

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