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Death toll in Pak terror attack reaches 89

In Pakistan, the death toll in Friday's major terror attack has gone upto 89. Over 83 people have been injured. The terror struck when a suicide bomber rammed his explosives-laden vehicle in to a crowded volleyball ground at Shah Hasankhel village, in the southern part of the North West Frontier Province.<br/>District police chief Ayub Khan said, people were watching a volleyball game when the bomber struck the playground's wall with his vehicle. Over 20 nearby houses and several shops collapsed. Several people are still feared to be buried under the debris. Yesterday's attack was the latest in a series of devastating suicide bombings across Pakistan that have killed over 500 people since October last year. <br/>Meanwhile, the Pakistani police claim that they have identified the suicide bomber who attacked an office of the Inter-Services Intelligence agency in the eastern city of Multan last month. They said, the bomber has been identified as Abdul Waheed, a member of the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan. At least 12 people were killed in the attack on the ISI office in the Multan cantonment on December 8.Death toll in Pak terror attack reaches 89<br/>In Pakistan, the death toll in Friday's major terror attack has gone upto 89. Over 83 people have been injured. The terror struck when a suicide bomber rammed his explosives-laden vehicle in to a crowded volleyball ground at Shah Hasankhel village, in the southern part of the North West Frontier Province.<br/>District police chief Ayub Khan said, people were watching a volleyball game when the bomber struck the playground's wall with his vehicle. Over 20 nearby houses and several shops collapsed. Several people are still feared to be buried under the debris. Yesterday's attack was the latest in a series of devastating suicide bombings across Pakistan that have killed over 500 people since October last year. <br/>Meanwhile, the Pakistani police claim that they have identified the suicide bomber who attacked an office of the Inter-Services Intelligence agency in the eastern city of Multan last month. They said, the bomber has been identified as Abdul Waheed, a member of the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan. At least 12 people were killed in the attack on the ISI office in the Multan cantonment on December 8.

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