10-10-2008, 09:24 PM
<b>Suicide bombing kills 23 in Pakistan</b><!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->At least 23 people were killed and dozens more injured on Friday in a suicide bombing during a gathering in Pakistan's tribal region along the Afghan border, officials said.
<b>The jirga, a meeting of some 500 of members of the Alikhel tribe was being held in Khadezai village of Orakzai district to raise a traditional army, or lashkar, against Taliban militants operating in the area.
"A young man sneaked into the gathering and blew himself up at around 04.30 pm (1030 GMT)," </b>said a security official. "Twenty-three people have so far been confirmed dead and around 100 wounded."
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<b>The jirga, a meeting of some 500 of members of the Alikhel tribe was being held in Khadezai village of Orakzai district to raise a traditional army, or lashkar, against Taliban militants operating in the area.
"A young man sneaked into the gathering and blew himself up at around 04.30 pm (1030 GMT)," </b>said a security official. "Twenty-three people have so far been confirmed dead and around 100 wounded."
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