Burqa-clad bombers kill 41 at Pakistan refugee camp

Two suicide bombers dressed in burqas blew themselves up today in a camp for refugees fleeing military offensives in north-western Pakistan, killing 41 people and wounding 62, officials said.

Two suicide bombers dressed in burqas blew themselves up today in a camp for refugees fleeing military offensives in north-western Pakistan, killing 41 people and wounding 62, officials said.

The United Nations said it was temporarily suspending its programmes helping displaced people in Kohat and neighbouring Hangu as a result of the bombings.

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