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| Pakistan violence: Deadly bombings in Parachinar market | Pakistan violence: Deadly bombings in Parachinar market |
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| At least 57 people have been killed after two bombs exploded in a market in northern Pakistan, reports say. | |
| The explosions took place in Parachinar, the main town of the Kurram tribal region, near the Afghan border. | The explosions took place in Parachinar, the main town of the Kurram tribal region, near the Afghan border. |
| The two blasts occurred close to two different mosques in the town, according to Reuters news agency. | The two blasts occurred close to two different mosques in the town, according to Reuters news agency. |
| More than 150 people have been injured. The area was thronged with evening shoppers, buying food for the breaking of the Ramadan fast. | |
| A hospital doctor, Zahid Hussein, told the Associated Press that there was no place to keep the wounded, and many of them were lying on the floor and on the lawn. | A hospital doctor, Zahid Hussein, told the Associated Press that there was no place to keep the wounded, and many of them were lying on the floor and on the lawn. |
| A police spokesman, Fazal Naeem Khan, told the agency that one of the bombs was believed to have been planted on a motorcycle. | A police spokesman, Fazal Naeem Khan, told the agency that one of the bombs was believed to have been planted on a motorcycle. |
| Explosives experts were still examining the site, he said. | Explosives experts were still examining the site, he said. |
| A witness in the area where the second bomb went off told AP that he saw a teenage boy shout "God is great!" moments before the explosion. | A witness in the area where the second bomb went off told AP that he saw a teenage boy shout "God is great!" moments before the explosion. |
| The remote tribal region of Kurram is a sliver of Pakistani territory surrounded by Afghanistan. Its western tip is just 90km from the Afghan capital Kabul. | The remote tribal region of Kurram is a sliver of Pakistani territory surrounded by Afghanistan. Its western tip is just 90km from the Afghan capital Kabul. |
| The area has a significant Shia population - a minority elsewhere in Pakistan - which has been subject to attacks by Sunni militant groups. | The area has a significant Shia population - a minority elsewhere in Pakistan - which has been subject to attacks by Sunni militant groups. |
| Bodies found | Bodies found |
| Earlier on Friday, security officials in the neighbouring Khyber tribal region said they had found the bodies of 20 suspected militants killed during a recent offensive. | Earlier on Friday, security officials in the neighbouring Khyber tribal region said they had found the bodies of 20 suspected militants killed during a recent offensive. |
| The bodies were found during a search operation at Akakhel village. | The bodies were found during a search operation at Akakhel village. |
| Military helicopters and artillery guns had been shelling suspected militant hideouts in the area for the last five days. Officials said five soldiers were also killed during the operation. | Military helicopters and artillery guns had been shelling suspected militant hideouts in the area for the last five days. Officials said five soldiers were also killed during the operation. |