Dozens killed in Pakistan blast

As least 24 people are reported to have been killed after a car bomb exploded near a government office in north-west Pakistan…

As least 24 people are reported to have been killed after a car bomb exploded near a government office in north-west Pakistan.

A further 45 people are reported injured in the blast which occurred in the Hnagu area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.

The bombing is the latest in a wave of attacks in the country since the May 2nd US raid that killed Osama bin Laden.

No group immediately claimed responsibility.

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The Pakistani Taliban have claimed other recent strikes, saying they are avenging the al-Qaeda leader’s death.

Police official Irshad Khan says the bomb went off near the district commissioner’s office, but the facility escaped damage.

Agencies