Islamabad , Pakistan ( CNN ) -- An explosion outside a political rally in northwest Pakistan Monday killed five people and wounded 10 , officials said . The Tehrik-e-Taliban , or Pakistani Taliban , claimed responsibility for the blast . `` We carried out the attack , '' said Asim Mehsud , the Taliban spokesman for Pakistan 's South Waziristan region . `` We will also target upcoming rallies of the Awami National Party , as it is a secular party . We will also target any other rallies conducted by secular political parties in the future . '' The chief minister and provincial leaders from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province , where the rally was held , attended the event , which was hosted by the Awami National Party . They left the vicinity shortly before the explosion , provincial spokesman Mian Iftikhar Hussain told a local news channel . The Awami National Party is often targeted by the Taliban . It is part of the governing coalition led by Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani 's Pakistan Peoples Party . In November , party member Hanif Jadoon and his bodyguard were killed in a suicide attack . Jadoon had just finished morning prayers on the Islamic holiday of Eid al-Adha when a bomber approached his car and detonated his explosives . The attack took place in the Swabi district of the province , about 80 kilometers ( 50 miles ) west of Islamabad . CNN 's Shaan Khan contributed to this report .
NEW : The Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility for the blast . The explosion happened outside a political rally . The secular Awami National Party is often targeted by the Taliban . The party is part of the governing coalition led by Gilani 's Pakistan Peoples Party .