Suicide bombing kills 12 Pakistan soldiers
Voice of America
Bannu, Pakistan
Authorities in northwestern Pakistan said Wednesday that militants overnight launched a gun and suicide bomb attack against a military outpost, killing at least 12 troops and injuring several others.
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