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| A suicide bomber has killed at least eight people at a political rally in the north-western Pakistani city of Peshawar, police say. | A suicide bomber has killed at least eight people at a political rally in the north-western Pakistani city of Peshawar, police say. |
| The blast happened near the house of a leader of the Awami National Party, which is part of the national governing coalition, local media said. | The blast happened near the house of a leader of the Awami National Party, which is part of the national governing coalition, local media said. |
| A senior provincial minister, Bashir Ahmad Bilour, was among those killed. | |
| The Pakistani Taliban said they carried out the attack, according to the Associated Press of Pakistan. | The Pakistani Taliban said they carried out the attack, according to the Associated Press of Pakistan. |
| The Taliban has repeatedly targeted members of the Awami National Party, which holds power in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. | The Taliban has repeatedly targeted members of the Awami National Party, which holds power in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. |
| At least 18 people were injured in the blast, including several policemen, hospital and police officials said. | |
| Mr Bilour was severely wounded in the chest and stomach and died from his injuries in hospital, they said. |