Police: Suicide bomb in northwest Pakistan kills 9

Police: Suicide bomb in northwest Pakistan kills 9

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — A suicide bomber apparently targeting an anti-Taliban mayor struck a crowded market Sunday in northwest Pakistan, killing the mayor and eight other people and injuring dozens, police said.

The attack took place Sunday morning in the town of Adazai, about 10 miles (16 kilometers) south of the main northwest city of Peshawar. The market was crowded with shoppers and goats being sold to celebrate the upcoming Muslim festival of Eid.

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