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Pakistan attacks leave 12 dead

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  • At least 12 people die in attacks in Pakistan on Saturday, authorities say
  • Suicide bomber targets packed bus near the Afghan border killing eight
  • Fifty rockets fired at checkpoint in North Waziristan's Dosli area, killing four
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By CNN's Syed Mohsin Naqvi
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LAHORE, Pakistan (CNN) -- At least 12 people died in attacks in Pakistan Saturday, authorities told CNN.

A suicide bomber targeting a packed bus in a tribal area near the Afghan border killed eight people and wounded more than 30, a government official told CNN.

The bomber detonated a car at a bus station in Parachinar, 150 miles south of Peshawar.

In North Waziristan's Dosli area, also in the border region, militants fired 50 rockets at a checkpoint, killing four soldiers and wounded four others, an army spokesman said. E-mail to a friend E-mail to a friend

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