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Top Pakistan officers killed 'by Taliban'
Source: BBC
Two senior Pakistani military officers and a soldier have been killed in a roadside bomb close to the border with Afghanistan.
The Pakistani Taliban have said they were responsible for the deaths.
One of the men who died was a major general - a rare high-ranking casualty in Pakistan's war against militants.
The blast happened as the Taliban outlined a number of pre-conditions it wants met before it will take part in peace talks with the government.
Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-24102055
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