WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT Dozens of people were killed and over 130 injured when a suicide bomber set off explosives at a political rally in Pakistan's northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province
DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan, July 30 - At least 40 people were killed and over 130 injured when a suicide bomber set off explosives at a political rally in Pakistan's northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Sunday, police said.
"The JUI-F organised a workers convention in Khar town of Bajaur in which 40 people lost their lives and more than 130 were injured," Khan said.Rescue workers and other people transport an injured person to the hospital, after a blast in Bajaur district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan July 30, 2023. Rescue 1122/Handout via REUTERS
However, most of the recent attacks have been on security forces and installations, rather than political gatherings. Afghanistan's administration condemned the explosion in a statement by their spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid.
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