Local police have reported that a suicide bomber has killed at least twenty people and injured a further thirteen after attacking a military convoy close to the tribal Orakzai region of northwestern Pakistan. The attack happened close to a checkpoint in the city of Kohat on Saturday. Yousuf Raza Gilani, the prime minister of Pakistan ,  denounced the attack, describing it as "cowardly act of terrorism". He pledged that he would use an "iron hand" against insurgents. A spokesman for Baitullah Mehsud , the chief of the Taliban, said by telephone to news agencies that rebels will continue to attack the security forces.
Local police have reported that a has killed at least twenty people and injured a further thirteen after attacking a military close to the tribal region of northwestern Pakistan. The attack happened close to a checkpoint in the city of on Saturday. , the , denounced the attack, describing it as "cowardly act of terrorism". He pledged that he would use an "iron hand" against insurgents. A spokesman for , the chief of the Taliban, said by telephone to news agencies that rebels will continue to attack the security forces.
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