
A suicide bomber blew himself up outside a government office in the northwestern Pakistani city of Mardan on Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2015.

Police say the bomber used a motorbike to crash into the main gate of a government office.

The blast killed at least 26 people and wounded many others.

A Taliban splinter group, the Tehreek e Taliban Pakistan Jamaat ul Ahra, claimed responsibility for the attack.

The group has vowed the attacks will continue until Sharia law is fully implemented in Pakistan.


