Blast at tribal meeting kills seven in Pakistan
Submitted by admin4 on 23 August 2010 - 8:30pm
By IANS,
Islamabad : Seven people were killed in a bomb explosion at a meeting of tribal elders in Pakistan's Kurram region near the Afghan border Monday, an official said.
"We have reports that it happened in a jirga. The death toll could be higher," the official said.
Taliban insurgents have waged a bombing campaign across the northwest region and in the Pakistani heartland, stoking concern about the stability of the US ally, Geo TV reported.
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