SUICIDE ATTACK IN PAKISTAN TRIBAL VILLAGE KILLS DOZENS
Baku July 9 (AZERTAC). At least 50 people have been killed in a suicide bombing in a Pakistani tribal village on the border with Afghanistan, officials said.
At least 100 people were wounded in the explosion in Yakaghund village in the Mohmand tribal region.
The bomber came on a motorbike and blew himself up near the gate of the local administrator`s office, witnesses said.
Mohmand is part of Pakistan`s lawless tribal belt where Taliban and al-Qaeda have a strong presence.
The explosion hit a commercial area, destroying vehicles and shops and burying a number of people under the rubble.
The blast damaged the wall of a nearby prison, allowing some prisoners to escape.
Witnesses said a large number of people were waiting outside the administrator`s office when the explosion took place.
"It appeared as though the bike lost its balance and was about to fall, and just then there was a huge explosion," a soldier who was on duty at the office said.
Security forces have cordoned off the area and rescue teams are working at the site of the blast.
More than 40 seriously wounded people have been taken to hospitals in Peshawar city while more lightly injured people were treated in a local hospital.
Witnesses said the dead and injured included women and children.
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