March 13, 2010 4:48 PM

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13 killed, 52 injured in suicide attack in Pak's Swat valley

In Pakistan, at least 13 people were killed and 52 others injured in a suicide bomb attack in the restive swat valley. The suicide bomber blew himself up outside a heavily-guarded court complex. The powerful blast also destroyed five cars.The blast comes close on the heals of multiple blasts in Lahore claiming 45 lives.<br/><br/>Witnesses and police officials said the bomber came to the court complex in Mingora, the main city of Swat district, in a rickshaw. As he walked towards the complex, he was spotted and challenged by security personnel manning a check post.The bomber blew himself up when the security personnel fired at him. The attack caused panic in Mingora and hotels and shops were shut down. No group claimed responsibility for the attack. Authorities imposed curfew in the area after the explosion.<br/><br/>The blast comes close on the heals of 7 blasts in Lahore claiming 45 lives and injuring 100 others. Five low-intensity explosions went off in the space of minutes near a market in Lahore last night, hours after two suicide bombers struck an army convoy.<br/><br/>President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani condemned the suicide attack and vowed to continue the fight against terrorism despite such acts of violence.

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