A bomb outside an election office in northwestern Pakistan killed at least four people and wounded 12 others Saturday, two days ahead of parliamentary polls considered crucial to restoring democracy, the party of late opposition leader Benazir Bhutto said.
The blast occurred in Parachinar, the main town of the Kurram tribal area bordering Afghanistan, said Farhatullah Babar, a spokesman for the Pakistan People's Party. He said four people were killed and at least 12 others hurt.
Zafar Ali, a party supporter, said the explosion occurred after a car rammed into an election office.
"Several of our party members are lying in a pool of blood," he said. "We are taking the injured and dumping them into pickup vans to bring them to the hospital."
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