PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — A suicide bomber blew himself up at a peacemaking meeting of tribal elders in northwestern Pakistan on Sunday, killing at least 40 people and injuring more than 100, witnesses and officials said.
It was the third suicide bombing in as many days in the northwest, where security forces were battling pro-Taliban Islamic militants.
It took place at the public meeting in the tribal-majority town of Darra Adam Khel in North West Frontier Province about 25 miles south of the provincial capital, Peshawar. Tribal leaders had gathered to discuss peace in the volatile region.
"It was a huge explosion and left body parts and blood scattered on the ground," said Ramin Khan, whose left leg and face were wounded.
Dr. Hamid Afridy, the area's chief medical officer, said he counted 40 bodies, some with severed limbs and mutilated faces, at the site.
It was the third suicide bombing in as many days in the northwest, where security forces were battling pro-Taliban Islamic militants.
It took place at the public meeting in the tribal-majority town of Darra Adam Khel in North West Frontier Province about 25 miles south of the provincial capital, Peshawar. Tribal leaders had gathered to discuss peace in the volatile region.
"It was a huge explosion and left body parts and blood scattered on the ground," said Ramin Khan, whose left leg and face were wounded.
Dr. Hamid Afridy, the area's chief medical officer, said he counted 40 bodies, some with severed limbs and mutilated faces, at the site.
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