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| Pakistan election: 25 dead after suicide bomber targets rally | Pakistan election: 25 dead after suicide bomber targets rally |
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| A suicide bomber targeted an election rally organised by a religious party in Pakistan on Monday, killing 25 people, officials said. | A suicide bomber targeted an election rally organised by a religious party in Pakistan on Monday, killing 25 people, officials said. |
| The attack at a gathering of the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam religious party wounded 65 people, they said. | The attack at a gathering of the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam religious party wounded 65 people, they said. |
| Pakistan's Taliban claimed responsibility for the bombing. | Pakistan's Taliban claimed responsibility for the bombing. |
| Taliban attacks have marred the election, with some candidates afraid to campaign. | Taliban attacks have marred the election, with some candidates afraid to campaign. |
| Since April, the group has killed more than 90 people in attacks on three major political parties, preventing many of their most prominent candidates from openly campaigning. | Since April, the group has killed more than 90 people in attacks on three major political parties, preventing many of their most prominent candidates from openly campaigning. |
| But until now the Taliban has targeted secular parties in its bid to undermine the election, which it regards as unIslamic. | But until now the Taliban has targeted secular parties in its bid to undermine the election, which it regards as unIslamic. |
| The attack in the Kurram region, an ethnic Pashtun area near the Afghan border, will raise questions about whether the Taliban have expanded their campaign beyond secular parties. | The attack in the Kurram region, an ethnic Pashtun area near the Afghan border, will raise questions about whether the Taliban have expanded their campaign beyond secular parties. |
| A hospital administrator, Inayatullah Khan, said 25 people had been killed in the blast and the death toll could rise because some victims were critically injured. | A hospital administrator, Inayatullah Khan, said 25 people had been killed in the blast and the death toll could rise because some victims were critically injured. |
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