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| Bomb kills 22 at Pakistani rally | |
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| A suicide bomber has killed at least 22 people and injured Pakistan's interior minister 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. |
| Pakistan's President Gen Pervez Musharraf is due to have talks in Turkey on Monday about security along the Afghan border with his Afghan counterpart, Hamid Karzai. | Pakistan's President Gen Pervez Musharraf is due to have talks in Turkey on Monday about security along the Afghan border with his Afghan counterpart, Hamid Karzai. |
| Gen Musharraf narrowly escaped injury in two bombings which claimed 17 lives in Rawalpindi in December 2003. | Gen Musharraf narrowly escaped injury in two bombings which claimed 17 lives in Rawalpindi in December 2003. |
| In July 2004, Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz survived a suicide bombing as he campaigned for a by-election west of the capital, Islamabad. Eight people were killed. | In July 2004, Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz survived a suicide bombing as he campaigned for a by-election west of the capital, Islamabad. Eight people were killed. |
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