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Pakistan Suicide Bomber Kills 39

Posted Mar 2, 08 9:53 AM CST in World 

(Newser) – A suicide bomber killed at least 39 people today gathered at an outdoor meeting of tribal elders in northwest Pakistan, Reuters reports, in the volatile country's latest bout of violence. The attack, which left scores of others wounded, occurred as the elders finalized security plans to “take steps against miscreants and help the government,” said an official.

One witness said the attacker, believed to be a teenager, “walked straight toward elders and blew himself up in the middle of them.” Today’s incident is the latest in a string of attacks as al-Qaeda-linked militants seek to topple the country’s feeble government. Last week, 39 people, including the army’s top medical officer, were killed in two separate bombings.

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