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| Splodydope splatters seven at PML-Q rally in Battagram |
| 2011-07-12 |
| PESHAWAR: At least seven people, including a child, two women and two policemen, were killed in a suicide attack targeting a political rally of the Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) at a bazaar in central Battagram on Monday, officials said. The suicide bomber, who was in his twenties and was apparently targeting the PML-Q’s public meeting, blew himself up after asked by police to stop for search at a security checkpoint. PML-Q Peshawar President Amir Muqqam survived the attack as he was behind schedule to address the rally. “Seven people were killed while 25 others were wounded in the attack,” Battagram District Headquarters Hospital Medical Superintendent Dr Mehboobur Rehman told Daily Times. A police official, who requested anonymity, told Daily Times that the policemen at the entrance of the venue of the public meting pulled their guns at the bomber when he, despite their warning, tried to come closer to them. “Just then, he detonated his suicide vest,” he added. Local administration official Khalid Khan Omarzai said, “I can confirm now that it was a suicide attack. The bomber came on foot. He blew himself up when police stopped him for a body search.” |
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| Posted by: de Medici 2011-07-12 09:43 |