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Feb. 23, 2014 / 8:12 AM

Blast near van in Kohat, Pakistan, leaves nine dead, 15 injured

KOHAT, Pakistan, Feb. 23 (UPI) -- At least nine people were killed and several others were injured in a blast in Kohat, Pakistan, Sunday, police said.

The blast happened near a van, killing all of its passengers, Police Inspector General Nasir Khan Durrani told Geo TV News.

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The provincial health minister said nine people died in the explosion while 15 others were injured.

The injured were rushed to a local hospital.

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