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Taliban bomb kills 13 in Pakistan

A large bomb hidden by the Taliban in a rickshaw exploded as a police vehicle passed in southwest Pakistan yesterday, killing 11 policemen and two civilians.

The bombing on the outskirts of Quetta, the capital of Baluchistan province, came the same day as fighting in the restive northwest left four soldiers dead. Police claimed 20 militants also died in those clashes.

The Quetta blast wounded over 20 people, police said.

Pakistani Taliban spokesman Ahsanullah Ahsan claimed responsibility for the attack, saying it was revenge for militants killed in the country's northwest.

The Taliban have been waging a bloody insurgency against the Pakistani government for years that has killed thousands of people. The militants want to impose Islamic law in the country and end the government's unpopular alliance with the United States.

Baluchistan is home to many Islamic militant groups, as well as separatist insurgents who have been fighting the government for decades.

The rickshaw was packed with around 100 kilograms of explosives and was parked alongside a road in the city. It was detonated by remote control when a vehicle carrying members of the police's special forces team passed by, police said. The bomb completely destroyed the police vehicle, leaving little more than twisted sheets of metal.



 

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