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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
It was like doomsday. Local people tried to help the injured. There were not enough ambulances so people were taking their own cars. He says several people around him died. He isnt sure why he survived. These pictures show some of the chaos. Stretchered or carried by any hands that could offer help. The District Hospital declared a Health Emergency and a call was put out for blood donations. As the wards filled up, some were taken by helicopter to nearby peshawar. The Death Toll Rose quickly. Police have said that they have struggled to identify all of the dead. Among those named is a local political leader. Pakistans Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif condemned the attack. There has been an increase in Violent Attacks across pakistan, particularly in this province. The police have said theyve discovered evidence suggesting the explosion might have been a Suicide Bomber but have not yet confirmed it. If this was an attack, its not clear what the motive could be and no group has claimed it.
Local people tried to help the injured. There were not enough ambulances so people were taking their own cars. He says that several people around him died. He isnt sure why he survived. These pictures show some of the chaos. Stretchered or carried by any hands that could offer help. The District Hospital declared a Health Emergency and a call was put out for blood donations. As the wards filled up, some were taken by helicopter to nearby peshawar. The Death Toll Rose quickly. Police have said that they have struggled to identify all of the dead. Among those named is a local political leader. Pakistans prime minister, shehbaz sharif, condemned the attack. There has been an increase in Violent Attacks across pakistan, particularly in this province. The police have said that theyve discovered evidence suggesting that the explosion might have been a Suicide Bomber but have not yet confirmed it. If this was an attack, its not clear what the motive could be and no group has claimed it. It le
hello. i m carl nasman. thanks forjoining us. we start in pakistan, where at least 44 people have been killed in what police suspect was a suicide bomb attack at a politcal rally in the north west of the country. more than 100 people were also injured in the blast which happened in pakistan s bajaur district close to the border with afghanistan. here s our correspondent, caroline davis. a sunday afternoon political rally by one of pakistan s biggest religious parties, jamiat ulema e islam. hundreds crowded in, flags, chanting, then the explosion. emraan was one of the rally s organisers on stage at the time it happened. his ears are still ringing from the blast. what do you remember after the explosion? translation: it was all in ured people around, all dead h bodies and flesh.