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23 Nov, 2018 07:25

30+ killed, many injured as terrorist attack rocks Pakistani market

30+ killed, many injured as terrorist attack rocks Pakistani market

Over 30 people were killed and 50 injured after a blast hit a market in Pakistan. Conflicting reports say that either a suicide bomber carried out the attack or the explosive device was hidden in vegetables.

Three children and 28 mourners are believed to be among the 31 victims, according to local Geo TV. The network says that another 33 people were injured in the suicide blast on Friday after the attacker went to the market on a motorcycle.

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Meanwhile, AFP citing local officials gives a different account, saying that the improvised explosive device was hidden in a carton of vegetables. The agency also put the death toll at 31 and said that 50 more people were injured, with 17 in critical condition.

The attack on a market was labeled “terrorist” by Federal Minister for Human Rights Shireen Mazari, who also blamed US failures in neighboring Afghanistan for the blast.

The carnage came just hours after another brazen attack, this time in the major city of Karachi, where suicide bombers stormed the Chinese Consulate. The Balochistan Liberation Army insurgent group claimed it staged the assault that left two police officers dead and a security guard injured.

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