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Suicide Bomber Kills 7 Near Pakistani Minister's Home

   VOA News 26 July 2010
   Pakistani  officials  gather  at  the spot of bombing in Pabbi where a
   suicide bomber struck near the home of a Pakistani provincial minister
   whose only son was recently killed, Peshawar, 26 July 2010.

Photo: AP

   Pakistani  officials  gather at site of bombing in Pabbi where suicide
   bomber  struck  near  home  of  provincial minister whose only son was
   recently killed in Peshawar, 26 July 2010

   Pakistani  police  say  a  suicide  bomber has killed seven people and
   wounded at least 21 others outside the home of a provincial government
   minister in northwest Pakistan.
   Monday's  attack came just two days after the son of the same minister
   was shot dead by suspected Islamist militants.
   Police  say  the  information minister of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province,
   Mian  Iftikhar  Hussain, was receiving condolences for his son's death
   at  his  home  in  the  town  of  Pabbi,  near the provincial capital,
   Peshawar,  when  a  suicide  bomber  tried to get past security.  The
   attacker  detonated his explosives after being intercepted, killing at
   least three police officers.
   Hussain  is  an  outspoken critic of the Taliban. Officials say he and
   his family has received threats in the past.

   Some information for this report was provided by AFP, AP and Reuters.

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