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Article: Suicide bomb attack at tribal meeting kills 40 in northwestern Pakistan
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- March 2, 2008
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A suicide bomber attacked an anti-al-Qaida peace meeting attended by thousands of tribe members in northwestern Pakistan on Sunday, killing at least 40 people in the third suicide blast in the region in as many days.
Five tribes had called the meeting to finalize a resolution that would punish anyone who sheltered or helped Muslim militants, including al-Qaida, Taliban and other foreign extremists, Interior Ministry spokesman Javed Iqbal Cheema said.
A young man walked up to a group of elders and blew himself up, said Alam Khan, a tribesman at the meeting.
"It was a huge explosion and left body parts and blood scattered on the ground," said Ramin Khan, another ...