A bomb at a political rally in northwest Pakistan kills at least 40 people and wounds more than 150

's north-western Bajur district that borders Afghanistan on Sunday, police and health officials said. At least 40 people were killed and more than 100 wounded.

Adam Khan, 45, was hit by splinters in his leg and both hands. He said it was around 4pm when the the explosion knocked him to the ground. Initially, police said 10 people were killed but later more bodies arrived at a local hospital bringing the death toll to 40. Khan said some of the wounded were in critical condition and the death toll could rise.

District health officer Dr Faisal Khan said 40 bodies and 150 wounded from the blast were at Khar's main hospital. Some of the wounded were in critical condition and were being transferred to a facility in Peshawar and the adjoining district of Dir. Rasheed, the regional chief of the party, said the attack was an attempt to remove JUI from the field before parliament elections in November but he said such tactics will not work.

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