16 killed By Bomb Blast At Pakistan Political Gathering- Police
By AFP
At least 16 people were killed and dozens more wounded Sunday by a bomb blast at a political gathering of a radical Islamic party in northwest Pakistan, police said.
“A senior leader from the party was due to address the ceremony, but before his arrival a bomb explosion took place,” Akhtar Hayat Gandapur, the inspector general of police for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, told AFP.
He said the blast targeted the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F) party hosting a convention in the town of Khar, near the border with Afghanistan, ahead of elections later this year.
Anwar ul Haq, a senior administration official for the district, confirmed the death toll to AFP.
