At least 16 people were killed and 50 were injured tonight in an attack in Peshawar, in northwestern Pakistan. The explosion, caused by a suicide bomber struck a procession politician who was on his way to a secular Pashtun party rally the Awami National Party (ANP). Among the dead were four police officers. At the rally attended by about 300 activists arrived at Pashawar to open a new office. Meanwhile, outlawed Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has claimed responsibility of the blast. Speaking to Dawn.Com over telephone from an undisclosed location, TTP spokesman Ehsanullah Ehsan said the target was Bashir Bilour’s son Haroon Bilour.
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