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Al Jazeera English - CENTRAL/S. ASIA - Blast hits Pakistan school opening

Al Jazeera English - CENTRAL/S. ASIA - Blast hits Pakistan school opening: "A roadside bomb has killed at least eight people, including three US military personnel and four school girls, near a girls' school in northwest Pakistan.

Local police said that Wednesday's blast was caused by an improvised explosive device.

The US embassy in the Pakistani capital, Islamabad, said the Americans were in the area to attend the opening ceremony of the girls' school when the bomb exploded."

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