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'7 dead' in Pakistan explosion
YOUR E-MAIL ALERTSLAHORE, Pakistan (CNN) -- A car exploded at an army checkpoint near the violence torn border of Pakistan and Afghanistan, killing seven soldiers and seriously wounding five Monday, local government officials told CNN. The car was parked in the vicinity of Aisha checkpoint near Miran Shah in the North Waziristan tribal region before detonating. Officials said they could not immediately confirm whether the explosion was from a suicide bomb. The Pakistan army has posted about 85,000 soldiers in that region since 2001 to suppress the Taliban and al Qaeda insurgency. CNN's Syed Moshin Naqvi contributed to this report 
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