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13 killed, 14 injured in Pakistan blast

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Posted online: Friday, February 22, 2008 at 1749 hrs IST

Islamabad, February 22:
At least 13 people of a marriage party were killed and 14 injured when a remote-controlled bomb ripped through the vehicle carrying them in northwest Pakistan's troubled Swat region on Friday.

Police said the victims were returning from a wedding ceremony in the Matta sub-district of Swat, where the security forces have been conducting a major anti-militancy operation since 2007, when their van was hit by the blast.

Army rescue teams rushed to the spot to evacuate the injured.

This was the first bomb attack in Pakistan since Monday's general election, in which the Opposition PPP and PML-N emerged the largest groups in the National Assembly or Lower House of Parliament.

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13 killed, 14 injured in Pakistan blast Agencies Posted online: Friday, February 22, 2008 at 1749 hrs IST Islamabad, February 22: At least 13 people of a marriage party were killed and 14 injured when a remote-controlled bomb ripped through the vehicle carrying them in northwest Pakistan's troubled Swat region on Friday. Police said the victims were returning from a wedding ceremony in the Matta sub-district of Swat, where the security forces have been conducting a major anti-militancy operation since 2007, when their van was hit by the blast. Army rescue teams rushed to the spot to evacuate the injured. This was the first bomb attack in Pakistan since Monday's general election, in which the Opposition PPP and PML-N emerged the largest groups in the National Assembly or Lower House of Parliament.