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Car bomb kills more than 80 in Pakistan's Peshawar
http://www.aawsat.com/english/news.asp?section=1&id=18607
28/10/2009
PESHAWAR, Pakistan, (Reuters) - A car bomb killed more than 80 people and
wounded about 100 on Wednesday in a crowded market in the Pakistani city of
Peshawar, a doctor and officials said, the latest in a series of bloody
militant attacks.
The blast, the deadliest in Pakistan this year, came hours after U.S.
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived in Pakistan pledging a fresh
start in ties with an increasingly embattled and sceptical partner in the
struggle against Islamist militancy.
The Peshawar bomb went off in the busy Peepal Mandi market street in the old
city, sparking a fire that engulfed several buildings.
"The figure is rising. We have more than 80 dead including women and
children," Sahib Gul, a doctor at the city's main hospital, told Reuters.
Pakistan is on high alert amid fears of retaliatory strikes by Taliban
militants as the army attacks their strongholds in South Waziristan on the
Afghan border.
The blast was caused by a car bomb, a senior city official said.
"The car was parked outside a market frequented mostly by women," Azam Khan
told Reuters.
The offensive against in South Waziristan came after a series of brazen
attacks on the United Nations, army headquarters, police and general public,
in which more than 150 people were killed. There have been several bomb
attacks since the offensive began.
Wednesday's blast caused serious damage in the neighbourhood of old wood and
brick buildings, busy streets and narrow lanes.
"Several buildings and a mosque have been badly damaged while a fire has
engulfed a building," witness Aqueel-ur-Rehman told Reuters from the scene.
"I can see three bodies lying under the debris," he said.
The army launched the offensive on Oct. 17 and says it is making steady
progress as soldiers push towards the Al Qaeda-linked militants' bases in
the region's rocky mountains and patchy forests.
Pakistani stock market investors have been unnerved by the violence in
recent weeks and the main index was 0.69 percent lower at 9,251.84 points at
0955 GMT.
"Despite strong corporate results and good valuations, the deteriorating law
and order situation is keeping fresh investment at bay," said Asad Iqbal,
managing director at Ismail Iqbal Securities Ltd. |
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