Pakistan: Four killed and 14 wounded in a bomb attack at a rally



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By: PTI | Peshawar |

Posted: July 13, 2018 1:52:34 pm





At least four people were killed and 14 others, including a top leader of an Islamist party, injured Friday in a bomb at a police station. Electoral Rally in Northwestern Pakistan, the Third Terrorist Attack on a Political Rally Before the July 25 General Elections

Former Federal Minister and Center Chief Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JULY- F) Akram Durrani was slightly wounded in the explosion in Bannu district, north of Waziristan.

The explosives were mounted on a motorcycle that exploded near the vehicle of Durrani, who is the candidate of Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA), a political alliance composed of conservatives, Islamists, religious and the explosion occurred about 40 meters from the venue of a public meeting, said the regional police officer Bannu Karim Khan

The wounded were transferred to a local hospital where five are declared to be in c

This was the third terrorist attack on an electoral rally in Pakistan before the general elections.

On July 10, the senior Awami National Party leader (ANP) Haroun Bilour and 19 others were killed A Taliban suicide bomber blew himself up at an election rally in the Pakistani city of Peshawar

Earlier this month, seven people including an MMA candidate were injured during a protest near Takhtikhel in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. 19659010] For all the latest news from Pakistan, download Indian Express App

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