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Pakistan city hit by deadly blast | Pakistan city hit by deadly blast |
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At least six people have been killed by a blast in the north-western Pakistani city of Peshawar, police say. | |
Dozens of people are reported to have been injured by what the city's mayor said may have been a suicide car bomb. | |
The blast happened in a heavily populated area near the central Kissa Khwani bazaar and a number of Shia mosques, local media said. | |
Earlier on Friday, six people died in what was believed to be a sectarian attack in the Orakzai tribal region. | Earlier on Friday, six people died in what was believed to be a sectarian attack in the Orakzai tribal region. |
The north-west of Pakistan has been hit by a wave of recent violence, much of it linked to army operations against al-Qaeda and Taleban fighters and tribesmen who support their cause. | The north-west of Pakistan has been hit by a wave of recent violence, much of it linked to army operations against al-Qaeda and Taleban fighters and tribesmen who support their cause. |