At least 22 people have been killed and dozen others wounded
in a suicide attack outside a government office in Pakistan. The attack
happened today at an office of the National Database and Registration Authority
in the town of Mardan, in the country’s northwest.
in a suicide attack outside a government office in Pakistan. The attack
happened today at an office of the National Database and Registration Authority
in the town of Mardan, in the country’s northwest.
“A suicide bomber riding an explosives-laden motorcycle
hit the Nadra office in Mardan where a large number of people were standing in
queues,” police officer Naeem Khan told Reuters.
hit the Nadra office in Mardan where a large number of people were standing in
queues,” police officer Naeem Khan told Reuters.
Jamat Ul Ahrar, a splinter group of the Pakistani Taliban, has
claimed responsibility, saying the office was a legitimate target as it was a
part of the “heathen Pakistan state”.
claimed responsibility, saying the office was a legitimate target as it was a
part of the “heathen Pakistan state”.
“God willing, we will target all Pakistani
organisations that are either directly or indirectly a part of this war,”
Ehsanullah Ehsan, a spokesman for the group, said in a statement.
organisations that are either directly or indirectly a part of this war,”
Ehsanullah Ehsan, a spokesman for the group, said in a statement.
Pakistan has been battling armed groups since 2004, in a
conflict that has claimed the lives of tens of thousands of civilians and
security forces personnel.
conflict that has claimed the lives of tens of thousands of civilians and
security forces personnel.
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