Saturday, February 16, 2008

Blasts hit Pak town 48 hrs before

A suicide bomber rammed a car packed with explosives into an independent parliament candidate's election office in northwest Pakistan on Saturday, killing 37 people and wounding more than 90 days before a crucial vote, government officials said.odies were seen lying in pools of blood following the blast in Parachinar, a volatile tribal area bordering Afghanistan, one witness said.he candidate targeted, Syed Riaz Hussain, was unharmed. Hussain is backed by the opposition Pakistan People's Party formerly led by the slain Benazir Bhutto. The party is challenging President Pervez Musharraf in parliamentary elections on Monday.Most of the victims appeared to be members of the opposition PPP. They had gathered at the candidate's home following a campaign rally, said Mushtaq Hussain, an administrative official in the area.

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