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17 Pak security personnel killed in suicide attack
Islamabad: The death toll in a suicide car bombing at an army check post in the restive North Waziristan tribal region of Pakistan has risen to 17, a military spokesman said Sunday. The suicide bomber rammed an explosives-laden vehicle into Esha check post near Miranshah, the main town of North Waziristan Agency, on Saturday night. PTI
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