12 killed in Pakistan blast
06/09/2008 10:59  - (SA)  

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Peshawar - Police say a suicide car bomber struck a security checkpoint in Pakistan's volatile northwest on Saturday, killing at least 12 people.

The blast on the outskirts of Peshawar came as Pakistani lawmakers voted for a new president and underscored the challenges facing the country's leaders.

Mohammed Sulman, a top police official, confirmed the death toll and said other people were trapped in the debris from two buildings that were damaged at a nearby market.

Hospital officials said wounded people were pouring in.

The US has pushed Pakistan to crack down on insurgents in its northwest.

The Pakistani Taliban have claimed responsibility for several recent suicide bombings they called revenge for military offensives.

- AP

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