Suicide Bomber kills Politician in Swat

Tuesday, December 1, 2009 at 3:20 pm

PESHAWAR , Pakistan News: A suicide bomber on Tuesday killed a member of Pakistan’s northwest provincial assembly and his brother in Swat valley.
The bomber, who was on foot, targeted a guest house owned by Shamsher Ali Khan, a member of the Awami National Party (ANP), which dominates the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) assembly.

“Dr Shamsher Ali Khan and his brother were killed in the suicide attack,” Swat police chief Qazi Ghulam Farooq told.

Spin Zada, a doctor at a local government hospital, confirmed that two bodies including that of Khan were brought to the hospital, and said 11 people were also wounded in the blast.

It hit in Kanju town, about 30 kilometres (18 miles) northwest of Swat’s main hub Mingora.