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At least 20 people were killed, including the influential local politician Haroon Bilour, and more than 60 were injured Tuesday in a suicide bombing at a polling station in Peshawar, in northwestern Pakistan.
The attack was perpetrated at a meeting of the Awami National Party, a party that was the target of repression by Islamist militants for opposing groups such as the Taliban.
"Balan rose to 20 dead and 63 wounded. of them hospitalized in Peshawar, "said the city police chief, Qazi Jameel.
The previous bullet was 13 dead and 54 wounded.
Shortly before, a carrier speech had admitted that the threats of the legislative elections of July 25.
Haroon Bilour was one of the candidates of the ANP in these elections.He belongs to an influential political family of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province , whose capital Peshawar, his father, Bashir Bilour, also a prominent political figure, died in a suicide bombing in 2012.
"According to the first elements of the investigation, it was about 39, a suicide bombing aimed at Haroon Bilour, "said AFP Shafqat Malik, A police officer said that the explosion occurred when the politician was preparing to address himself to 200 supporters
The suicide bomber was 16 years old and eight pounds of explosives, said Shafqat Mali k.
"I lost consciousness after the blast, the last thing I saw was a big fireball," said AFP Sartaj Khan, a supporter
Mohammad Khorasani, a spokesman for the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) group, claimed responsibility for the attack and declared that the movement "declared war" on the ANP
] Peshawar, home to the turbulent tribal areas of Paquisto, has been the scene in recent years of attacks on politicians, religious gatherings, security forces and schools.
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