Pakistan: Suicide bomb kills 32 at volleyball site

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PESHAWAR, Pakistan – A suicide car bomber drove his vehicle onto a field during a volleyball tournament in northwest Pakistan on Friday, setting off a blast that killed 32, wounded 70 and smacked of retaliation for local efforts to expel militants, police said.

The blast underscores the difficulty Pakistan has had in stopping militants whose reach extends far beyond Pakistan's lawless tribal belt and who appear increasingly willing to strike civilians as well as security forces.

The attack in Lakki Marwat city was not far from South Waziristan, where the army is waging an offensive against the Pakistani Taliban. That operation has provoked apparent reprisal attacks that have killed more than 500 people since October.

In some parts of the northwest, local residents have taken matters into their own hands, starting militias to beat back insurgents. Police said Friday's bombing was possible revenge for such efforts in Lakki Marwat.

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