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A former provincial minister and two other people have been killed in a bomb attack near the north-western Pakistani town of Hangu, police have said. | |
Ghani-ur Rehman, a former North-West Frontier Province education minister, died when a roadside bomb exploded next to the car in which he was travelling. | |
The driver and bodyguard of the Awami National Party member were also killed. | |
The attack comes two days after 98 people were killed by an explosion at a volleyball tournament in Lakki Marwat. | |
No group has said it carried out that attack, which was the deadliest since a bombing in Peshawar in October killed 120. | |
The US Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, condemned the attack and said Washington would continue supporting Pakistan's efforts to combat extremism and bolster democracy. | The US Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, condemned the attack and said Washington would continue supporting Pakistan's efforts to combat extremism and bolster democracy. |
For his part, Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari said such actions would not weaken his government's resolve to fight terrorism. | For his part, Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari said such actions would not weaken his government's resolve to fight terrorism. |
Lakki Marwat lies in an area regarded as a Taliban stronghold until recently, when the militants were driven out by the Pakistani army. | Lakki Marwat lies in an area regarded as a Taliban stronghold until recently, when the militants were driven out by the Pakistani army. |
In a separate incident on Sunday, two people were killed and four injured when their vehicle was struck by a remote-controlled bomb near Khar in the Bajaur tribal area. | |
The victims were tribal elders who were trying to set up an anti-Taliban militia. |