20 killed in blast in northwestern Pakistan
Friday, October 26, 2007 at 07:54 EDT
ISLAMABAD — At least 20 paramilitary personnel were killed when a blast hit a military convoy in a militant stronghold in northwestern Pakistan on Thursday, police said.
The explosion occurred on a road in Mingra, about 140 kilometers northwest of Islamabad. The death toll could rise because the truck, with 30 paramilitary troops on board, and 10 shops have completely been burnt down, police said.
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