Police in Pakistan say a woman suicide bomber in a burka has blown herself up near an army checkpoint in Peshawar.
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The attack happened in a neighbourhood which is home to senior retired and serving army officers.
Police say the bomber - thought to be an Afghan woman in her 40s - was the only casualty.
Lawless areas
Peshawar is a frontier city in north-west Pakistan adjoining the lawless tribal areas that run along the border with Afghanistan.
Many in the West have long regarded the tribal areas as a safe haven for Taleban and al-Qaeda militants.
But in recent months the militants have extended their activities to other areas of Pakistan, including Peshawar.
No group has said it was behind the latest attack.
In another incident, suspected militants kidnapped six Pakistani policemen in Bajaur, in the tribal areas.
Local officials are quoted as blaming the Taleban.
(BBC)
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