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A party leader and twelve supporters are killed in a suicide bombing of an election campaign in Peshawar, northwestern Pakistan. 54 other people are injured.
The kamikaze struck until Tuesday night at an election meeting with secular party leader Haroon Ahmed Bilour. The party leader was killed. There were also twelve disciples. At least 54 people were injured, including Bilour's son, quoted by police spokesman Qazi Jameel
– Our preliminary investigation suggests a suicide attack where Bilour was targeted, says Jameel
. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province from 2008 to 2013. In 2009, the army implemented a major offensive against rebels in the Swat Valley. Islamic extremists killed hundreds of ANP leaders and party supporters during multiple attacks in previous elections in 2013.
The year before, in 2012, Bilour's father, Bashir Ahmed Bilour, had been killed by a suicide bomber. National elections in Pakistan July 25. Hours before his assassination, Bilour said he was deeply concerned about the elections, which he said were threatened by extremist groups.
About 200 people met before hearing Bilour's speech when the attack took place on Tuesday evening
. NTB)
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