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Peshawar blast
Nov 13 2009, Somana Riaz

A huge explosion was heard early in the morning around 6:45. It occurred near an intelligence agency office located in Peshawar Cantonment. So far 10 have been reported dead. The wounded and dead were taken to Lady Reading Hospital (LRH) and Combined.

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