Pakistan election office blast kills 27

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Source: Associated Press

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - A suicide bomber rammed a car laden with explosives into an election office in northwestern Pakistan Saturday, killing 27 people two days ahead of a crucial parliamentary vote, government officials said.

More than 90 were wounded. Most of the victims appeared to members of the opposition Pakistan People's Party, formerly headed by the slain Benazir Bhutto, said Mushtaq Hussain, an administrative official in the volatile tribal region bordering Afghanistan where the attack took place.

He said a suicide bomber apparently "rammed his explosive-laden car into the election office."

Interior Minister Hamid Nawaz said 27 people were killed and more than 90 wounded.

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1. looks like it might be up to 37 now per NYTimes

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/17/world/asia/17pstan.html