July 9, 2010 9:28 PM

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Death toll in Pak suicide attack rises to 65

At least 65 people were killed and 110 injured when two Taliban suicide bombers struck a government office at a busy market place in Pakistan's restive tribal belt, the latest in a wave of terror bloodbath that has shaken the country.The attackers detonated their explosives outside the office of the assistant political agent at Yakaghund village in Mohmand Agency, 40 km north of Peshawar. Witnesses said, hundreds of people, including members of an anti-Taliban militia, were present outside the office and in the nearby market. Chief of Mohmand Agency, Amjad Ali Khan, said four policemen, three children and two women were among the dead. Authorities also believe more victims may be trapped under the rubble of damaged buildings.

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