'Schoolboy' bomber kills 31 at Pakistani army base
ISLAMABAD. February 10. KAZINFORM A suicide bomber has attacked an army facility in Pakistan's troubled north-west, killing at least 31 people and injuring 40 others, officials say; Kazinform refers to BBC News.
Police described the bomber, who struck in the city of Mardan, as a male teenager dressed in school uniform.
He attacked as recruits conducted morning exercises.
Correspondents say there has been a relative lull in the number of attacks on the army in the region, where Taliban militants are active.
A Taliban spokesman said the militants had carried out the bombing.
Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani condemned the attack on the Punjab Regiment Centre.
"Such cowardly attacks cannot affect the morale of the security agencies and the resolve of the nation to eradicate terrorism," he said in a statement.
Mardan police official Abdullah Khan told the BBC that the teenage bomber had been wearing the uniform of a school located in the area, Aziz Bhatti College.
The bomber struck at 0800 (0300 GMT) as recruits were doing physical training on the parade ground, he said.
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