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| Pakistan bomb kills politician in Buner | Pakistan bomb kills politician in Buner |
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| A bomb attack in the north-west Pakistani city of Buner has killed a local anti-Taliban politician and three of his guards, police sources say. | A bomb attack in the north-west Pakistani city of Buner has killed a local anti-Taliban politician and three of his guards, police sources say. |
| Fateh Khan, an ex-leader of the secular Awami National Party, was killed as his car left a petrol station. | |
| It was not immediately clear if he was victim of a suicide attack or of a bomb placed on a motorcycle. | It was not immediately clear if he was victim of a suicide attack or of a bomb placed on a motorcycle. |
| Security forces largely freed Buner from the control of Taliban militants three years ago. | Security forces largely freed Buner from the control of Taliban militants three years ago. |
| District police chief Jehanzeb Khan told AFP news agency a suicide bomber had blown himself up in front of Mr Khan's vehicle, killing the politician and his guards. | |
| Up to five people were also injured in the attack, he said. | |
| According to Pakistan's Express Tribune, Mr Khan was a former ANP leader who had recently joined the Qaumi Watan Party. |