ISLAMABAD, June 2 (Reuters) - A roadside bomb killed five people on Saturday near Pakistan's border with Afghanistan in a tribal region which is a hotbed of support for Taliban and al Qaeda-linked militants, police and hospital officials said.

The blast occurred in Salarzai village some 15 km (9 miles) east of Khar, the main town in the Bajaur region, a senior tribal police official, Mamoor Khan, said.

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