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| Several people have been killed in a blast in Pakistan's tribal region after a meeting of murdered ex-PM Benazir Bhutto's party, reports say. | Several people have been killed in a blast in Pakistan's tribal region after a meeting of murdered ex-PM Benazir Bhutto's party, reports say. |
| It happened on the final day of campaigning ahead of the country's general election on Monday. | It happened on the final day of campaigning ahead of the country's general election on Monday. |
| A security official said the explosion took place in Parachinar, the main town of the tribal region of Kurram in north-west Pakistan. | A security official said the explosion took place in Parachinar, the main town of the tribal region of Kurram in north-west Pakistan. |
| Violence and vote-rigging fears have marred the election campaign. | Violence and vote-rigging fears have marred the election campaign. |
| However, the authorities said they were succeeding in their efforts to ensure the vote would be free and fair. | |
| Mrs Bhutto, the head of the Pakistan People's Party (PPP), was assassinated in Rawalpindi on 27 December, forcing the election to be delayed. | |
| 'Pool of blood' | |
| Reports vary on the number of people killed in Parachinar. Different security and hospital sources have put the number between four and 12, but the figure could be higher still. | |
| One security official said a suicide bomber in a car had carried out the attack outside the PPP office in the town. | |
| A PPP supporter, Zafar Ali, told the Associated Press news agency: "Several of our party members are lying in a pool of blood. We are taking the injured and dumping them into pickup vans to bring them to the hospital." |