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At least 40 people have been k!lled in an explosion at a political rally in northwestern Pakistan.

The blast happened on the outskirts of Khar, the capital of Bajour district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, police said.

Nearly 200 people, including children, were also injured when the su!c!de b0mbing went off at a rally organised by supporters of hardline cleric and political party leader Maulana Fazlur Rehman.

Some of those seriously wounded were airlifted to a hospital in the provincial capital, Peshawar.

Pictures from the scene also showed people being put into ambulances and the blast area being cordoned off, with emergencies declared at local hospitals.

Source: Sky News