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| Pakistan blast: At least 22 dead in border city Parachinar | |
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| At least 22 people have been killed and more than 70 injured in a blast outside a mosque in northwest Pakistan. | |
| The explosion happened in the city of Parachinar, a mainly Shia Muslim area on the Afghan border. | The explosion happened in the city of Parachinar, a mainly Shia Muslim area on the Afghan border. |
| Reports say a car packed with explosives was left near the women's entrance of the mosque as people gathered for Friday prayers. | Reports say a car packed with explosives was left near the women's entrance of the mosque as people gathered for Friday prayers. |
| The Pakistani Army has sent a helicopter to help take the injured to hospital. | The Pakistani Army has sent a helicopter to help take the injured to hospital. |
| A doctor at a local hospital said an appeal was being made for blood donors to help treat the wounded. | |
| "Patients are being brought to us in private cars and ambulances and we have received over three dozen patients so far," the doctor told Reuters news agency. | |
| Shops and vehicles close to the mosque were damaged in the powerful blast. | |
| Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif condemned the attack, saying his government would keep working to "eliminate the menace of terrorism". | |
| Pakistan has seen an upsurge in violence since the beginning of the year. Last month, more than 80 people were killed in an attack at a Sufi shrine in Sindh province. The so-called Islamic State militant group said it carried out that attack. | |
| Parachinar was targeted in January, when a bomb blast in a vegetable market killed at least 20 people. A faction of the Pakistani Taliban (TTP) said it was behind the blast. | |
| Parachinar is the capital of the Kurram, one of Pakistan's seven tribal districts. | Parachinar is the capital of the Kurram, one of Pakistan's seven tribal districts. |
| These areas are governed according to local laws and customs and are known for sectarian clashes between Sunni and Shia Muslim groups. | These areas are governed according to local laws and customs and are known for sectarian clashes between Sunni and Shia Muslim groups. |