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Civilians Targeted In S. Waziristan Blast

January 06 2011

Pakistan

A bomb blast in Pakistan's South Waziristan tribal area has killed at least three civilians, reports Xinhua, China's state news agency.

The explosion on Wednesday morning, thought to have been remotely detonated, left three dead and four other civilians injured, according to local media.

Further details were not immediately available.

South Waziristan was long a stronghold for Pakistani militants, but military operations and U.S. drone strikes have driven many of the...

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