Two killed in Pak bomb blast
Source: TOI
PESHAWAR: A powerful bomb went off near the home of a slain tribal elder in a Taliban-infested area in northwest Pakistan on Monday, killing at least two persons, including the imam of a mosque, and injuring three others.
The blast occurred at Adezai, located 20 km south of Peshawar, the capital of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province, police said.
The imam of a mosque was among two persons killed, they said.
The bomb went off near the home of slain tribal elder Abdul Malik, who was spearheading an anti-Taliban campaign in the area. Malik was killed in a suicide attack in 2009
The tribal elder's son Noor Malik was getting into his car when Monday's attack occurred, though he was not hurt. One of his bodyguards was among the three people injured.
No group claimed responsibility for the blast. Police said the attack had targeted Noor Malik, who has vowed to carry on his late father's mission of defeating the militants.
The Taliban have killed hundreds of tribal leaders who have opposed their bid to impose their version of Islam in areas along the Afghan border.
PESHAWAR: A powerful bomb went off near the home of a slain tribal elder in a Taliban-infested area in northwest Pakistan on Monday, killing at least two persons, including the imam of a mosque, and injuring three others.
The blast occurred at Adezai, located 20 km south of Peshawar, the capital of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province, police said.
The imam of a mosque was among two persons killed, they said.
The bomb went off near the home of slain tribal elder Abdul Malik, who was spearheading an anti-Taliban campaign in the area. Malik was killed in a suicide attack in 2009
The tribal elder's son Noor Malik was getting into his car when Monday's attack occurred, though he was not hurt. One of his bodyguards was among the three people injured.
No group claimed responsibility for the blast. Police said the attack had targeted Noor Malik, who has vowed to carry on his late father's mission of defeating the militants.
The Taliban have killed hundreds of tribal leaders who have opposed their bid to impose their version of Islam in areas along the Afghan border.
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