Islamic party chief target of bomb: Pakistan

The bombing took place in the town of Charsadda, close to the convoy of Maulana Fazlur Rehman, leader of the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F) party — the second attack against the politician and his supporters in as many days.

“At least 10 people were martyred including three police officials and 20 others were wounded as the bomb blast hit a police vehicle deployed for security of the convoy,” senior police official Nisar Khan Marwat told AFP.

Rehman and his companions were unharmed, Marwat said, adding that the politician had gone to the town to address a party meeting.

It was the second attack on Rehman and his supporters in two days. On Wednesday a suicide bomber on a motorbike blew himself up near a police checkpoint killing 10 people and wounding more than 20 in the northwestern town of Swabi.

Rehman was on his way to a public meeting in Swabi when the blast happened.

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