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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