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Three Dead, 30 Injured After Blast Hits Wedding Ceremony in Pakistan - Reports

The incident occurred in the town of Ghulam Khan in North Waziristan near the border with Afghanistan.
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At least three people have died and 30 have been injured as result of an improvised explosive device (IED) explosion during a wedding ceremony in northern Pakistan, Pakistan Today said.

"The IED went off in a house in the Saidgai area of North Waziristan where hundreds of people were gathered for a wedding ceremony," a local administration official said.

The 30 injured include five children and have been taken to the Miram Shah and Bannu hospitals, the official added.

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Following the blast, security forces cordoned off the area and launched a search operation.

No terrorist group has claimed responsibility yet, though the Tehreek-I-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) terrorist group operated in the region.

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