At least 36 people have died in a suicide bombing at a funeral in northwest Pakistan.
Officials said the funeral was for the wife of a pro-government ethnic Pashtun tribal elders in the village of Adezai in the restive province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
I was being attended by many anti-Taliban militants in the region. At least 40 people were injured.
Several anti-Taliban tribal groups have their headquarters in the area and are often targeted by insurgents.
A Taliban spokesman told that he had carried out the attack. He said it was in retaliation for the support by local tribal militia of the continuing anti-Taliban operation by Pakistan's security forces
Officials said the funeral was for the wife of a pro-government ethnic Pashtun tribal elders in the village of Adezai in the restive province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
I was being attended by many anti-Taliban militants in the region. At least 40 people were injured.
Several anti-Taliban tribal groups have their headquarters in the area and are often targeted by insurgents.
A Taliban spokesman told that he had carried out the attack. He said it was in retaliation for the support by local tribal militia of the continuing anti-Taliban operation by Pakistan's security forces
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