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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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | According to Pakistan's Express Tribune, Mr Khan was a former ANP leader who had recently joined the Qaumi Watan Party. |
Mr Khan was also the head of a local tribal anti-Taliban force. | |
The BBC's M Ilyas Khan in Islamabad says ANP leaders have been a regular target of the Taliban in this region but that this is the first suicide attack there for several months. |