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Mon 04 Apr 200916 children killed in Pakistan blasts
MIRANSHAH, Pakistan – Four children and their parents were killed in a grenade blast in Pakistan’s restive northwest yesterday, a day after 12 children were killed by a bomb hidden in a football.
Violence has increased in the region as Taliban fighters extend their reach. Western allies, needing Pakistan’s help to defeat al-Qaeda and stabilise neighbouring Afghanistan, fear the country could slide into chaos.
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