11-Jan-2012 - Deadly blast at Pakistan bus stop

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10 January 2012 Last updated at 07:24 GMT Deadly blast hits bus terminal in Khyber, Pakistan At least 23 people have been killed after a bomb exploded near a bus terminal in a tribal region of north-west Pakistan, officials say. The blast took place in the town of Jamrud in the Khyber tribal region, an area where militants have previously launched deadly attacks. One report said most of the dead were bus passengers. Dozens were injured. Many of the injured have been taken to hospital in Peshawar, the capital of Pakistan's Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa cheap NFL jerseys province. Details are still sketchy but police officials say they believe that the bomb was planted in a vehicle and detonated remotely. "It was huge blast and caused damage to a number of vehicles at the bus terminal," Khyber tribesman Khan Zaman is quoted as saying by the Reuters news agency. Several militant groups fighting the government are active in the Khyber region. The Pakistani army has carried out several offensives against militants in their tribal strongholds. No group has said it carried the out attack as custom nhl jerseys yet. Send your pictures and videos to yourpics@bbc.co.uk or text them to 61124 (UK) or +44 7624 800 100 (International). If you have a large file you can upload here. Read the terms and conditions (Required) Name (Required) Your E-mail address (Required) Town & Country (Required) Your telephone number (Required) Comments If you are happy to be contacted by a BBC journalist please leave a telephone number that we can contact you on. In some cases a selection of your comments will be published, displaying your name as you provide it and location, unless you state otherwise. Your contact details will never be published. When sending us pictures, video or eyewitness accounts at no time should you endanger yourself or others, take any unnecessary risks or infringe any laws. Please ensure you have read the terms and conditions. Terms nike nfl jerseys and conditions Send Clear

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