N ine people have been killed and 20 injured by a bomb explosion at a compound in northwest Pakistan.
The bombing in the compound, which is used by a local militia and contains residential units and an office, occurred yesterday near the village of Spin Tal in the Orakzai tribal region. The Pakistani military has been operating against militants in the area for months.
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