24 killed in suicide blasts in Pakistan (Lead)
August 23rd, 2010 - 7:27 pm ICT by IANSBy Awais Saleem
Islamabad, Aug 23 (IANS) At least 17 people, including a member of the National Assembly (MNA), were killed when a suicide bomber blew himself up in a mosque of Pakistan’s south Waziristan region Monday afternoon, a political agent of the area said.
The blast took place in the town of Wana when MNA Maulana Noor Mohammed Wazir was meeting people after prayers at the mosque, security officials said. Syed Noor, a nephew of Maulana Wazir, confirmed that his uncle died in the incident.
More than 40 people were injured in the blast. Officials fear that the number of casualties could increase.
In a separate suicide attack Monday morning in Kurram agency, seven people were killed and several sustained injuries.
The restive tribal belt of Pakistan is the centre of war on terror where the security forces are engaged in an operation against the militants.
(Awais Saleem can be contacted at great_wall165@yahoo.co.uk)
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