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PESHAWAR, Pakistan, April 16 (Reuters) - At least nine people were killed and more than 50 wounded on Tuesday when a suicide bomber attacked a pre-election rally held by a political party opposed to Pakistan's Taliban movement, police said.
The blast struck a gathering called by senior politicians of the Awami National Party (ANP) in the northwestern city of Peshawar ahead of the May 11 general elections.
"It was a suicide attack," senior police official Shafqat Malik said.
A spokesman for the Pakistani Taliban, which has threatened to attack the ANP ahead of the vote, claimed responsibility for the blast.
A hospital official said doctors were treating some 50 people wounded in the explosion, including dozens who were in critical condition. (Reporting By Matthew Green; Editing by Michael Roddy)
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