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At least 25 killed, many injured as ‘terrorist attack’ rocks northern Pakistan 30+ killed, many injured as terrorist attack rocks Pakistani market
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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. Over 30 people were killed and 50 injured after a blast hit a market in Pakistan. Conflicting reports say that either a suicide bomber carried out the attack or the explosive device was hidden in vegetables.
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. Three children and 28 mourners are believed to be among the 31 victims, according to local Geo TV. The network says that another 33 people were injured in the suicide blast on Friday after the attacker went to the market on a motorcycle.
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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. Meanwhile, AFP citing local officials gives a different account, saying that the improvised explosive device was hidden in a carton of vegetables. The agency also put the death toll at 31 and said that 50 more people were injured, with 17 in critical condition.
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.