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Bajaur bomb attack claims two lives

ISLAMABAD (PAN border, on Friday.

The remote-controlled bombing wounded four people in the Salarzai sub-district of Bajaur, bordering Afghanistan’s eastern Kunar province, a private TV channel reported.

DawnNews said the suspected bomber was detained by policemen. The injured, including a child, were evacuated to the Khar Civil Hospital. Dr. Jamal Khattak said the injured were in critical condition.  

A tribal elder, also a member of a government-sanctioned local militia fighting the Taliban, was killed in the attack, said tribal administration official Islamzeb Khan.

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