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Abid Hussain

Three killed as suicide bomb blast hits Pakistan police vehicle

The attack came two days after TTP announced an end to a ceasefire agreed with the government in June [File: Arshad Butt/AP Photo]

Islamabad, Pakistan – A suicide bomb blast has struck a police vehicle in the southwestern Pakistani city of Quetta, killing at least one police officer and two civilians and wounding dozens, according to police.

The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) armed group, also known as the Pakistani Taliban, claimed responsibility for Wednesday’s attack, two days after announcing an end to a ceasefire agreed with the government in June.

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