Pakistan: 29 killed and dozens of
bombing a military checkpoint
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (CNN) - At
least 29 people were killed and dozens were wounded Monday in a bombing at a security checkpoint in northwestern Pakistan, according to the announcement by the authorities.
He said the government official in the region and the Swat Valley, Syed Altaf Hussain, said more than 45 people were injured in the blast, which occurred in the province \ "Chengla \" in the troubled valley security.
Officials explained that the explosion, the latest in a series of bombings in various parts of Pakistan, targeted a military vehicle in the region.
The blast came a day after the end of the hostage ordeal at the headquarters of the Pakistan army in Rawalpindi, which killed 11 soldiers and 3 civilians, as well as 9 militants, according to a statement issued by the press office of the army.
The Pakistani security authorities have succeeded in the liberation of 39 hostages Sunday, after less than 24 hours of their detention at the military leadership.
Revealed the news that he was arrested on one of the gunmen, he knows he is the bomber, who had been wounded and arrested in the beginning of the attack.
She reported that the bomber or the principal named Aqil \ "Othman \", and that he planned the attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team in March in the city of Lahore.
Dr. Osman also wanted by the police of involvement in the assassination attempt on former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf.
The \ "Chengla \", the area that came under attack Monday, which lies to the east of the \ "Mingora \" one of the areas where the army carried out a search and destroy insurgent positions, earlier this year.
The army targeted militant hideouts in those areas, and succeeded in carrying out the arrest of a number of them, including a militant commander, while another was killed leading the campaigns.
Three days ago, killing at least 49 people were killed and more than 135 others in a suicide truck bomb targeted a crowded popular market, amid the city of Peshawar, northwest Pakistan, according to government officials announced Friday.
Was blown dead in the street, also showed video footage aired on Al GEOTV Pakistan, the sister of CNN, the wreckage of cars and buildings, while packed hospital wards \ "Lady Reading \" wounded, including children.
The official said a team of explosives against the truck was carrying an explosive device weighing about 50 kilograms, referring to the explosion occurred in a market \ "Khyber \" the famous city of Peshawar, on Friday afternoon.
Pakistan: 29 killed and dozens of bombing a military checkpoint
