12 Dead Including Mayor in Pakistan Suicide Bomb Attack

12 Dead Including Mayor in Pakistan Suicide Bomb Attack

Pakistani officials say a suicide bomber struck a crowded market Sunday in northwest Pakistan, killing an anti-Taliban mayor. At least 11 other people were killed in the blast and dozens were wounded.

Initially, Mayor Abdul Malik was reported to have survived the Sunday morning attack in the Matni area on the outskirts of Peshawar.

Officials say Malik, a former Taliban supporter, had switched sides and raised a militia to fight the Taliban. He had survived several attempts on his life since shifting his allegiance.

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