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| Pakistan city hit by deadly blast | Pakistan city hit by deadly blast |
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| At least 16 people have been killed and some 70 injured by a blast in the north-western Pakistani city of Peshawar, police say. | |
| The blast happened in a heavily populated area outside a Shia mosque and near the central Kissa Khwani bazaar, local media said. | The blast happened in a heavily populated area outside a Shia mosque and near the central Kissa Khwani bazaar, local media said. |
| One official said people were trapped under the rubble. | |
| The motive for the attack, which damaged a number of buildings, was not immediately clear. | The motive for the attack, which damaged a number of buildings, was not immediately clear. |
| A local hospital where some of the victims were taken was appealing for blood. | |
| Congested lanes around the scene of the blast were making it difficult for rescuers to gain access, local media said. | |
| Sectarian violence | |
| 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. |
| North-west Pakistan has been the scene of a number of sectarian attacks involving Shia and Sunni Muslims. | North-west Pakistan has been the scene of a number of sectarian attacks involving Shia and Sunni Muslims. |
| Shias make up less than 20% of Pakistan's population and thousands of militants from both their community and from the majority Sunnis have been killed in tit-for-tat attacks over the past decade. | Shias make up less than 20% of Pakistan's population and thousands of militants from both their community and from the majority Sunnis have been killed in tit-for-tat attacks over the past decade. |
| Friday's attacks also come against the backdrop of army operations in north-west Pakistan against al-Qaeda and Taleban fighters and tribesmen who support their cause. | Friday's attacks also come against the backdrop of army operations in north-west Pakistan against al-Qaeda and Taleban fighters and tribesmen who support their cause. |