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25 killed, many injured as ‘terrorist attack’ rocks northern Pakistan At least 25 killed, many injured as ‘terrorist attack’ rocks northern Pakistan
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Some 25 people have been killed and 35 suffered injuries after a blast hit a market in Orakzai district, Geo TV reported citing security sources. The attack is said to have occurred right outside a religious school. Up to 30 people were reportedly killed and 40 injured after a blast hit a market in the Orakzai district of Pakistan. Conflicting reports say that either suicide bombers carried out the attack or a device was triggered remotely.
Conflicting reports say that the blast occurred at a crowded open-air market in Orakzai district, leaving eight people dead and over 20 injured, according to Reuters. Meanwhile, AP puts the death toll at 12, and says the blast wounded over 50 people.  The explosion is said to have occurred right outside a religious school on Friday, according security sources who spoke to local media. Three children were apparently among the 30 victims, while more than 40 were wounded after a “remote-controlled bomb” attached to a motorcycle went off at the market.
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Meanwhile, Reuters gives a different account, saying that a suicide bomber drove a motorcycle into a crowd attending a festival and market which attracted people from different religious communities. The agency put the death toll at 25 people and said that 20 more people have been injured.
The attack on a market was labeled “terrorist” by Federal Minister for Human Rights Shireen Mazari, who also blamed US failures in neighboring Afghanistan for the blast.The attack on a market was labeled “terrorist” by Federal Minister for Human Rights Shireen Mazari, who also blamed US failures in neighboring Afghanistan for the blast.
The carnage came just hours after another brazen attack, this time in the major city of Karachi, where suicide bombers stormed the Chinese Consulate. The Balochistan Liberation Army insurgent group claimed it staged the assault that left two police officers dead and a security guard injured.The carnage came just hours after another brazen attack, this time in the major city of Karachi, where suicide bombers stormed the Chinese Consulate. The Balochistan Liberation Army insurgent group claimed it staged the assault that left two police officers dead and a security guard injured.
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