At least eight people have been killed in a bomb attack in Pakistan.
Officials say a woman blew herself up outside a local hospital in the northwestern city of Dera Ismail Khan.
More than 20 people have also been injured.
Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan has claimed responsibility for the attack.
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