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Bomb injures Pakistani minister | Bomb injures Pakistani minister |
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A suicide bomber has injured Pakistan's interior minister and killed at least 12 other people at a rally in North West Frontier Province, police say. | A suicide bomber has injured Pakistan's interior minister and killed at least 12 other people at a rally in North West Frontier Province, police say. |
Interior Minister Aftab Khan Sherpao had finished giving a speech at the meeting in Charsadda when the blast occurred, a police official said. | Interior Minister Aftab Khan Sherpao had finished giving a speech at the meeting in Charsadda when the blast occurred, a police official said. |
Mr Sherpao was taken to hospital in nearby Peshawar with minor injuries, official Mohammed Khan told AP. | Mr Sherpao was taken to hospital in nearby Peshawar with minor injuries, official Mohammed Khan told AP. |
The province lies on Pakistan's troubled border with Afghanistan. | The province lies on Pakistan's troubled border with Afghanistan. |
A son of the minister as well as elected politicians and security officials are among the injured, Mr Khan added. | A son of the minister as well as elected politicians and security officials are among the injured, Mr Khan added. |
Bacha Gul Wazir, the province's home secretary, told Reuters news agency he had seen blood on the minister's face but he did not know whose it was. | Bacha Gul Wazir, the province's home secretary, told Reuters news agency he had seen blood on the minister's face but he did not know whose it was. |
According to an unnamed "intelligence official" quoted by AP, security guards blocked the attacker as he tried to get close to the minister. | According to an unnamed "intelligence official" quoted by AP, security guards blocked the attacker as he tried to get close to the minister. |
The attacker detonated the bomb moments later, the source said. | The attacker detonated the bomb moments later, the source said. |
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