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12 killed in Pakistan bombing, anti-Taliban mayor among dead

9 killed in Pakistan bom

Nine people were killed and 25 injured on Sunday morning in a goat market bombing in Pakistan. The market was crowded with shoppers and goats being sold to celebrate the upcoming Muslim festival of Eid. The mayor, Abdul Malik, who was initially reported to have survived, died in the attack, said Sahibzada Anis, the top official in Peshawar. Malik, who had once been a Taliban supporter, had later switched sides and formed a local militia to help fight the militants.