Taliban claims deadly suicide attack in Pakistan
Source: cnn March 13, 2010 -- Updated 1103 GMT (1903 HKT) Police inspect the site of a suicide bomb blast on the outskirts of Peshawar following an attack from a suicide bomber. Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- The Pakistan Taliban claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing that killed at least 13 people and injured dozens in the northwest part of the country Saturday, authorities said. The attack at a security checkpoint in the city of Saidu Sharif injured 37, according to Ibrahim Khan, a police official in the Swat District, where the military launched an offensive against the Taliban last year. The city is near Mingora, the largest city in the district. Khan said the suicide attacker, who was dropped off on a rickshaw, approached a checkpoint manned by police and military personnel. Security personnel opened fire when the attacker refused to stop. Moments later, the attacker detonated explosives.