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Bombing at Pakistan Base Kills 80

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Taliban says retaliation for bin Laden killing.

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Two suicide bombings at a Pakistan military training center killed 80 people and injured at least 120, police say. As cadets were getting into buses for a short leave after finishing their training, a bomber drove a motorcycle onto the base and set off his bomb. Then, when people came to help the injured, another bomber on a motorcycle drove in and set off his bomb. The Pakistani Taliban say they launched the attacks to avenge the death of Osama bin Laden. "It's the first revenge for the martyrdom of... bin Laden. There will be more," said Taliban spokesman Ehsanullah Ehsan.

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