Market attack in NW Pakistan kills at least 5

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - A suicide bomber killed an anti-Taliban village mayor and seven other people in an attack on the outskirts of Pakistan's volatile city of Peshawar on Sunday, officials said.

The bomber blew himself up as Abdul Malik, mayor of Matni village, was standing in a busy market. Matni is close to the lawless tribal lands where Islamist militants are active.

"So far, eight people have died, including Abdul Malik," Sahibzada Anis, Peshawar's top administration official, told Reuters.

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