Bomb kills 6 on way to school in northwest Pakistan


  • World
  • Tuesday, 19 Aug 2014

PESHAWAR Pakistan (Reuters) - A roadside bomb killed six people travelling to school in northwestern Pakistan on Tuesday, officials said, as the military reported further air strikes against the Taliban.

The violence underscored the myriad of challenges facing the Pakistani government, which is struggling to control political protests in the capital at the same time the military is engaged in an offensive against Pakistani Taliban fighters in the northwest.

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