Suicide Bomber Kills 12 in NW Pakistan

Officials in northwestern Pakistan say a suspected suicide blast Tuesday killed at least 12 people and wounded many more. A majority of the victims are said to be security forces. Witnesses say the bomber riding a motorbike struck a security checkpoint separating the semi-autonomous and volatile Khyber tribal district from the city of Peshawar. Rescue workers and local officials say a senior officer of the tribal police force and a local journalist are among the dead. Massive...

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