15 killed in suicide attack in NW Pakistan

Aug 27th, 2009 | Category: Breaking News, World News

At least 15 people, most of them policemen, have been killed in a suicide attack on Thursday in Pakistan’s northwestern tribal region near the Afghan border. The attack took place in the Khyber tribal region while policemen were gathering to break their fast.

A suicide bomber blew himself up in the residential barracks of the local policemen at Torkham town near the Afghan border, killing at least 15 people. A security official also confirmed the attack and the number of casualties.

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