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19 killed in courthouse bombing in NW Pakistan

Published: November 19, 2009 6:43 AM
By The Associated Press  RIAZ KHAN (Associated Press Writer)

Quick ReadExplosion rocks courthouse in northwestern Pakistani city, killing 19 and wounding 51

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PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — A suicide bomber killed 19 people Thursday outside a courthouse in northwestern Pakistan, the latest attack in an onslaught by Islamist militants fighting back against an army offensive in the nearby Afghan border region.

The bombing was the seventh attack in less than two weeks in and around Peshawar, the largest city in the northwest. The attacks have killed more...

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