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suicide bomber detonated his vehicle, said Khan. The blast killed 15 people and wounded six others, he said.
• Pakistani Taliban spokesman Shahidullah Shahid claimed responsibility for the attack, saying five militants targeted Hanfi because he formed a militant group to fight them.
• "Mullah Nabi had been our target, and he will remain on our target list," Shahid told The Associated Press by telephone from an undisclosed location.

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