The TTP have already taken credit for the attacks, the first one was targetting the American consulate and the second was attacking a celebratory rally on renaming.
May Allah show mercy to those innocents who have died and to their families.
DAWN.COM | Metropolitan | TTP claims responsibility for Peshawar blasts
Blast at ANP rally; 20 dead
Blast at ANP rally; 20 dead
Updated at: 1225 PST, Monday, April 05, 2010
TIMER GIRAH: At least 20 were killed and several others injured in a blast at a public rally of Awami National Party (ANP) in Timer Girah Tehsil of Lower Dir, Geo News reported Monday.
Relief teams including ambulances and Bomb Disposal Squad were dispatched towards blast site. The injured are being shifted to the nearby hospitals. The local people started relief work on self-help basis.
It should be mentioned the blast occurred at a public gathering of Awami National Party (ANP) being held in connection with Yaum-e-Tashakkur after the name of the province changed to Khyber Pakhtoonkhaw. The Party kept its program secret.
The security personnel before long arrived on the spot and cordoned off the affected area.
No report about the nature of the blast has yet been received.
The blast occurred near a police check post and a passport office in the main bazaar.
Emergency has been declared in all hospitals in the area. The hospital sources confirmed the killings of at least six people and the number may rise still further and injuries to several others.