A Pakistani politician and his bodyguard were killed in a suicide attack in northwestern Pakistan on Monday (7/11/2011), said a Pakistani police official told CNN.Politicians, Hanif Jadoon, had just finished morning prayers on Eid al-Adha when a bomber approached the car and detonated his bomb, said police officer Mohammad Ejaz Khan. Jadoon is a member of the Awami National Party, the secular parties which are often targeted by the Taliban.
Nine others were injured in the attack. According to police, there has been no claim of responsibility for the attack.
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