Dozens of people were killed after a bomb went off at a political rally in northwestern Pakistan on Sunday.
Rescue officials confirmed at least 39 people were killed in the town of Khar in Bajaur district, a former stronghold of the Pakistani Taliban.
“We fear the death toll will increase,” Rescue Department spokesperson Bilal Faizi said.
Images of the incident showed bodies strewn around the scene, and volunteers carrying blood-soaked victims to ambulances.