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Death toll from Pakistan bomb blast rises to 22


    ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Up to 22 people were killed in a suspected car bomb blast at a polling station in north-western Pakistan on Sunday during a by-election for a provincial assembly seat, police said.

    "Twenty to 22 people have been killed. It appears that an explosive-laden car was parked outside the polling station and exploded while polling was going on," Behraman Khan, head of the police station near the Buner town, where the blast took place, told Reuters by telephone.

    (Reporting by Zeeshan Haider; Editing by Valerie Lee)