Suicide bomber kills 15, wounds Pakistan minister

ISLAMABAD, Apr 28 (Reuters) A suicide bomber killed around 15 people and wounded several others, including Interior Minister Aftab Ahmed Khan Sherpao, in northwest Pakistan today, according to a senior government official.

The blast occurred as people gathered around the interior minister at the end of a public meeting in Charsada, a town 20 km northeast of Peshawar, the capital of North West Frontier Province.

''According to initial reports coming from the scene it was a suicide attack,'' Interior Secretary Syed Kamal Shah told Aaj Television, adding that about 15 people have been killed.

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