At least 8 killed, 12 injured in Salarzai blast

At least 8 people were killed and dozen injured in a suicide blast Saturday morning in Bajaur tribal region. The blast took place at Pasht bazaar in Salarzai region, some 35 kilometres northeast of Khar, the main town of the restive Bajaur tribal district, which borders Afghanistan. The target of suicide bomber was members of Peace committee, a Private TV Channel quoted official sources as saying. The dead included PPP local leader and members of Peace committee. The injured has been shifted to local hospital where out of four are said to be in critical condition. Four shops and three vehicles were also destroyed in the blast. President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani have condemned the blast and described it as 'an act of barbarism that no words are strong enough to condemn. In a separate statement, the President said, the terrorists involved in such heinous crime would not be spared. Expressing deep grief and sorrow over the killing of members of Peace committee, he said such incidents would not deter the governments resolve to fight terrorism. Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani, while condemning the suicide attacks said the Government would continue its resolve to eradicate terrorism and extremism from the country.

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