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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 bomb blast in the north-western Pakistani city of Peshawar, police say. At least 16 people have been killed and some 70 injured in a suspected car bombing 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 hit a heavily populated area outside a Shia mosque near the central Kissa Khwani bazaar.
One official said people were trapped under the rubble. It was not immediately clear who was behind the attack.
The motive for the attack, which damaged a number of buildings, was not immediately clear. Recent violence in north-west Pakistan has included sectarian clashes as well as fighting between the army and Islamist militants.
A local hospital where some of the victims were taken was appealing for blood. The attack in Peshawar ripped through the bazaar, where people were shopping ahead of the Muslim festival of Eid.
Women and children are believed to be among those killed, and a number of people were said to be trapped under rubble.
"I was busy in Eid shopping when a powerful explosion rocked the entire area, I fell on the ground and saw cars and shops on fire," one witness told AFP news agency.
"It was like hell had broken loose."
The explosion left the narrow lanes of the bazaar strewn with human limbs and charred bodies, witnesses said.
A local hospital where more than a dozen bodies 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.Congested lanes around the scene of the blast were making it difficult for rescuers to gain access, local media said.
Sectarian violenceSectarian violence
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. Earlier in the day, six people died in what was believed to be a sectarian attack in the Orakzai tribal region.
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. Late last month a bomb went off just after evening prayers in the minority Shia mosque in Peshawar's Hashtnagri neighbourhood, injuring at least eight people.
There were also deadly bombings at a Shia Muslim funeral in the town of Dera Ismail Khan, and at a mosque in the tribal district of Bajaur.
Shias make up less than 20% of Pakistan's population. Thousands of militants from both their community and from the majority Sunni community 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.