Its been verified by police in pakistan. It shows the build up to that blast which killed 35 people. Weve paused the video before the moment of the explosion. The tribal area of bajaur is near pakistans border with afghanistan. Its not immediately clear what caused the explosion, though Police Suspect it was a suicide bomber. No organisation has admitted carrying out the attack. With more on this, lets cross to the newsroom and our south asia editor, Anbarasan Ethirajan. It broke in the last few hours. What more can you tell us about the explosion and about the motive of the attack . About the explosion as about the explosion you have seen in the footage showed as you have seen in the footage we showed a short while ago, hundreds of people had gathered from the party called thejui, they had a meeting in a town very close to the border with afghanistan and suddenly, you see this ball of fire. And now police are saying that they have evidence to suggest it was a suicide attack. It is not
Of bajaur is near pakistans border with afghanistan. Its not immediately clear what caused the explosion, though Police Suspect it was a Suicide Bomber. No organisation has admitted carrying out the attack. Our pakistan correspondent Caroline Davies has the latest, from the capital islamabad. A Sunday Afternoon Political Rally by one of pakistans biggest religious parties. Hundreds crowded in, flags, chance then the explosion. This is one of the raleighs organisers on stage at the time it happened. His ears are still ringing from the blast. What do you remember after the explosion . It was remember after the explosion . It was inured remember after the explosion . It was injured peeple remember after the explosion . It was injured people around, remember after the explosion . It was injured people around, dead remember after the explosion . It was injured people around, dead bodies. It was like doomsday, local people try to help the injured. There were not enough ambulances so people w
The tribal area of bujaur is near pakistans border with afghanistan. Its not immediately clear what caused the explosion, though Police Suspect it was a Suicide Bomber. No organisation has admitted carrying out the attack. With more on this lets cross to the newsroom and our south asia editor, anbarasan ethirajan. Hundreds of people had gathered for a gathering of a hardline islamist Political Party in pakistan which is part of the governing coalition. There was suddenly an explosion. Some people have been killed, and more than 200 injured. A local hospital was struggling to cope with the incoming casualties. Many people are being taken to other parts of the district and do the provincial capital peshawar. This could be a Suicide Attack but no group has admitted carrying out the attack or responsibility for this incident. At the moment the priority for the authorities is to provide care and treatment for those who have been injured in this blast. And again, as we know, we had been disc
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