European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 29, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 12 stars and stripes sunday april 29 2007 in the world suicide bomber kills at least 22 in Pakistan Syria Khan the associated press Peshawar Rity guards prevented a suicide bomber from killing Pakistan Interior minister in an attack at a political gathering in a Northwest Ern town saturday that left at least 22 dead and 35 wounded officials said Interior minister Aftab Khan Sherpa sustained minor injuries police said footage broadcast on state television showed the minis ter walking to his car after the blast with bloodstains on his face and White Shawar Kaneez tunic there was no immediate claim of responsibility for the bombing but suspicion will fall on islamic militants who have repeatedly targeted top pakistani officials including president Gen Pervez Musharraf for support of the used War on terror the suicide bomber struck soon after Sherpa had finished addressing a Public gathering of his political party in an open Field in the Northwestern town of Char Sadda Security guards blocked the at Tacker As he tried to get close to Sherpa an intelligence official said the attacker detonated the bomb moments later Salim Jan 22 who suffered minor injuries said Sherpa was meeting with people after the speech when the bomb exploded Jan described the carnage of the aftermath i saw the head of a Man there i saw bodies there i also saw be bomber he had no details on the attackers identity the bombing comes a Day after an apparent missile strike killed four people in the Border Region of North Waziristan considered a stronghold of Taliban and militants the us Mili tary and nato in neighbouring Afghanistan denied any involve ment it want Clear if pakistani Secu Rity forces played any role spite the con Jed were an Chad Accident Billy caused Aii a explosion Mohammad pakistani police officers examine the damaged vehicle of Pakistan Interior minister Aftab Khan Sherpa on saturday at the site of suicide bombing in Pakistan a suicide bomber attempted to kill Pakistan Interior minister in an attack at a political gathering at least 22 dead and 35 wounded officials said Sherpa sustained minor injuries police said  Tofiela Tessin a bomb rings that Sheree vials in late purity men helpings Herpao to go toward his car he said Mohammed Khan a police offi Cial said the minister was in Sta ble condition an was shifted to a Hospital in the City of Peshawar which lies about 18 Miles to the South Asif Iqbal Daud Zai spokesman for the government of North West Frontier province said the attack killed 22 people and wounded More than 35 the dead included two staff members and two Security guards of Sherpa Khan said at least 10 of the wounded were in critical Condi Tion the son of Sherpa Sikandar Khan Kwh Riak and Security officials were among the injured he said the intelligence official who us eur to emphasize cooperation at Summit to agree on major issues like global Trade and climate change the leaders of the United european Union look to highlight smaller signs of  they meet next week at the White House expectations Are modest for the annual us european Union Summit set for monday German Chancellor Angela Berkeland european commission president Jose Manuel Barroso will get president Bush support for a proposal to boost transatlantic Commerce by eliminating some bureaucratic hurdles they also will sign an agreement to open up transatlantic air routes turkeys government criticizes the military Ankara Turkey turkeys islamic rooted government criticized the powerful military on saturday saying a statement by the armed forces that expressed concern Over disputed presidential elections was not acceptable in a democracy the military part of the pro secular establishment said late Friday that it was monitoring the elections and indicated it was willing to be come More openly involved in the process a statement that startled Many analysts who described it As an ultimatum to the government to rein in officials who promote islamic initiatives it should not be forgotten that the turkish armed forces is one of the sides in this debate and the absolute defender of secularism the military statement said when necessary they will display their attitudes and actions very clearly no one should doubt that somali president feels regret Over fighting Mogadishu Abd Flam Musj unsaid on Satur Day he regretted recent fighting in the somali capital that forced hundreds of thousands of residents to flee but he did not comment on allegations that War crimes and crimes against humanity had been committed during the violence the president spoke on Mogadishu second Day of Calm after nine Days of heavy fighting Between islamic insurgents and ethiopian sol Diers backing Yusuf s fragile government during which each others positions with mortars heavy artillery grenades and bursts of machine gun fire from the associated press on the condition of Anonym Ity because of the sensitive nature of his Job said investigators had found the head of the suicide narrowly escaped two massive bombings Days apart in the i some 17 other theople were killed in me second bombing