Ten killed in suicide blast at Swat checkpost

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MINGORA: A suicide bomber targeting security forces in Pakistan's Swat Valley on Saturday killed at least 10 people, police said, part of a renewed Taliban push against the government after a major crackdown against the group.

“The bomber was in a rickshaw,” said Qazi Ghulam Farooq, Mingora city police chief.

The attack killed two soldiers, three policemen and five civilians, police said. “When I got there, I saw a burning vehicle. At least five people, including some women, who burned to death,” a witness said.

The road leading to Mingora's main courthouse was blocked by concrete blocks, sand bags and barbed wire. The blast left two rickshaws twisted and a car burning. Windows in nearby buildings were shattered.