Suicide bomber kills at least 14 in Pakistan

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Paramedics and a rescue worker attend to a child who was wounded in a suicide bomb attack in Pakistan.

At least 14 people were killed and 25 wounded in a suicide car bomb attack in western Pakistan Saturday, local officials reportedly said.

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Pakistani security officials inspect the wreckage near a destroyed vehicle at the site of the attack.

The attack, at a market in Darra Adam Khel in the Khyber region, appeared to be aimed at pro-government militia formed to fight the Taliban, Reuters reported. It said 15 shops and eight vehicles were destroyed by the blast.

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Pakistani men help an injured blast victim.

BBC News reported that local medical centers could not cope with the number of casualties so some of the wounded were taken to other towns in the area.

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Paramedics attend to a woman who was wounded in the attack.

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