Blast at Anp really

TIMER GIRAH: At least 41 were killed and more than 80 injured in a blast at a public rally of Awami National Party (ANP) in Timer Girah Tehsil of Lower Dir.

Relief teams including ambulances and Bomb Disposal Squad were dispatched towards blast site. The injured are being shifted to the nearby hospitals. The local people started relief work on self-help basis.

It should be mentioned the blast occurred at a public gathering of Awami National Party (ANP) being held in connection with Yaum-e-Tashakkur after the name of the province changed to Khyber Pakhtoonkhaw. The Party kept its program secret.

The security personnel before long arrived on the spot and cordoned off the affected area.

No report about the nature of the blast has yet been received.

The blast occurred near a police check post and a passport office in the main bazaar.

Emergency has been declared in all hospitals in the area. The hospital sources confirmed the killings of at least six people and the number may rise still further and injuries to several others.

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