Suicide blast kills 26 in Lower Dir

A suicide bomber blew himself up during funeral prayers killing 26 people and wounding 63 others, police said.
The attacker struck as mourners were preparing for prayers being held in open ground in Jandol town in the district of Lower Dir.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack.
“The death toll has risen to 26 with 63 wounded in the attack,” said senior police official Salim Khan Marwat.
He said the bomber’s head had been retrieved from the scene and indicated that the attacker, who had hidden in the nearby fields, was in his late teens.
“It was a suicide attack. A bomber came on foot and blew himself up in the middle of the crowd as they were about to start prayers.”
Local senior police official Akhtar Hayat Gandapur said there were more than 100 people attending the funeral.
The owner of a medical store in Jandol described scenes of bloody devastation following the explosion.
“I could see pools of blood everywhere on the ground with pieces of flesh… ,” said store owner Zahoor Khan.
“There were mutilated bodies everywhere… People were collecting the remains of the dead in bed sheets and these scenes were very disturbing.”

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