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| Deadly blast hits Pakistan market | Deadly blast hits Pakistan market |
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| At least five people have been killed in a bomb blast at a market near the north-western Pakistani town of Kohat. | At least five people have been killed in a bomb blast at a market near the north-western Pakistani town of Kohat. |
| The explosion is said to have taken place at a roadside restaurant on the main road linking the towns of Hangu and Kohat. | The explosion is said to have taken place at a roadside restaurant on the main road linking the towns of Hangu and Kohat. |
| Vehicles and shops on the roadside are said to have been badly damaged by the force of the blast. | Vehicles and shops on the roadside are said to have been badly damaged by the force of the blast. |
| Taliban militants threatened to avenge last month's killing of their chief commander, Baitullah Mehsud. | Taliban militants threatened to avenge last month's killing of their chief commander, Baitullah Mehsud. |
| Police officials said many people had been injured by the explosion. It is still unclear exactly how the bomb was detonated, police say. | Police officials said many people had been injured by the explosion. It is still unclear exactly how the bomb was detonated, police say. |
| Media reports say that rescuers are trying to pull people from the rubble. | Media reports say that rescuers are trying to pull people from the rubble. |
| Kohat is an important garrison town in the North-West Frontier Province (NWFP), just 60km (40 miles) south of Peshawar. | Kohat is an important garrison town in the North-West Frontier Province (NWFP), just 60km (40 miles) south of Peshawar. |
| It is close to Pakistan's semi-tribal districts where Taliban militants are active and the government has little control. | It is close to Pakistan's semi-tribal districts where Taliban militants are active and the government has little control. |
| Correspondents say the Taliban in Kohat have in the past mostly confined their activities to opposing music and barber shops. | Correspondents say the Taliban in Kohat have in the past mostly confined their activities to opposing music and barber shops. |
| But there have been a series of major bomb attacks on targets across the NWFP within the last month. | But there have been a series of major bomb attacks on targets across the NWFP within the last month. |
| On 30 August a suspected suicide bomb attack in Pakistan's north-western Swat valley killed at least 14 police recruits and injured others. | On 30 August a suspected suicide bomb attack in Pakistan's north-western Swat valley killed at least 14 police recruits and injured others. |
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