At least 40 people are killed and more than 150 injured in Pakistan political rally bombing.
According to police a catastrophic
assault on a political gathering in northwest Pakistan on Sunday left at least 40 people dead and 150 injured.
The alleged suicide attack occurred as Jamiat Ulema e Islam Fazl JUI F members were organizing at their workers convention in the Afghan border province of Bajaur. The 4 pm explosion according to a witness to the event who spoke to the Top News Planet knocked him to the ground. For More Information….
Witness Rahim Shah told Top News Planet We were listening to a bayan sermon when a powerful explosion knocked me out. Shah went on to say
People were screaming and even shots were fired and that when he came to he saw blood all over the place.
Maulana Fazlur Rehman, the head of the JUI-F, “expressed deep sorrow and regret over the blast,” encouraging party members to provide blood to the victims, and requesting a “inquiry into the tragic incident” from the Prime Minister.
Although no one has claimed credit for the explosion, ISIS has previously attacked the same political party.
