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Bomber Kills 12 in Pakistan

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Mayor killed in marketplace attack.

The violence continues in Pakistan: A suicide bomber killed an anti-Taliban village mayor and 11 others in a crowded Peshawar marketplace Sunday. Islamist militants have launched a bevy of attacks in recent weeks as the Pakistan army has moved into South Waziristan, a former refuge on the Afghan border. The army reports that it has killed 478 fighters since its offensive began there.

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