07-14-2007, 03:44 PM
Number are rising
<b>Suicide bomber kills 18 troops after Pakistan mosque slaughter</b><!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->ISLAMABAD (AFP) - A suicide bomber Saturday killed 18 troops after this week's deadly raid on a hardline mosque, as Pakistan's embattled military leader also faced pressure from pro-democracy protesters.
The attacker rammed an explosives-packed car into a military convoy in North Waziristan, a remote tribal region near the Afghan border, also wounding 28 soldiers, top military spokesman Major General Waheed Arshad told AFP.
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<b>Suicide bomber kills 18 troops after Pakistan mosque slaughter</b><!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->ISLAMABAD (AFP) - A suicide bomber Saturday killed 18 troops after this week's deadly raid on a hardline mosque, as Pakistan's embattled military leader also faced pressure from pro-democracy protesters.
The attacker rammed an explosives-packed car into a military convoy in North Waziristan, a remote tribal region near the Afghan border, also wounding 28 soldiers, top military spokesman Major General Waheed Arshad told AFP.
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