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Ten killed in blast in troubled Pakistani region

December 08, 2005 14:25 IST
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Ten people were killed and 35 injured in an explosion on Thursday in a market in Pakistan's troubled tribal region near the Afghan border, officials said.

The blast hit a hotel and shops in a market in Jandola town in the south Waziristan region.

The cause of the blast was not known, officials said.

A resident said many more people could have been killed in the blast which happened at 0830 hrs IST.

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