Sunday 11 March 2012

Suicide blast kills 15 in Peshawar

Source: Dunya News
At least 15 people were killed and 37 were injured in a suicide blast in Badaber.



A bomb exploded during a funeral prayers in northwest Pakistan on Sunday killing at least 15 people and wounding 35 others.

The blast took place in the Badaber area on the outskirts of Peshawar, the capital of the northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, senior police officer Kalam Khan told AFP.

"It was a bomb blast, we are collecting details," Khan said.

Abid Rehman, a local police officer said the bomb was apparently targeting a local politician who had been critical of militants in the region.

The politician, Khushdil Khan, escaped unhurt.

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