Deadly car bomb attack hits checkpoint in northwest Pakistan

A suspected car bombing followed by a firefight at a police checkpoint has killed more than a dozen people in Bannu.

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Deadly car bomb attack hits checkpoint in northwest Pakistan

A suspected car bombing followed by a firefight at a police checkpoint has killed more than a dozen people in Bannu, northwestern Pakistan, near the Afghan border. The police post has been reduced to rubble, with mangled vehicles scattered around the area.

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