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| Car bomb kills scores in Peshawar | Car bomb kills scores in Peshawar |
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| At least 80 people have been killed by a large car bomb in a busy market in the Pakistani city of Peshawar. | |
| The attack, which injured scores more people, was the deadliest to hit the north-western city this year. | The attack, which injured scores more people, was the deadliest to hit the north-western city this year. |
| Similar attacks have killed more than 200 people in recent weeks, as the army carries out an operation against Taliban militants in South Waziristan. | Similar attacks have killed more than 200 people in recent weeks, as the army carries out an operation against Taliban militants in South Waziristan. |
| The blast came as US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton began a visit to the Pakistani capital, Islamabad. | The blast came as US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton began a visit to the Pakistani capital, Islamabad. |
| Mrs Clinton told a news conference the US was "standing shoulder to shoulder" with Pakistan in its fight against "brutal extremist groups". | Mrs Clinton told a news conference the US was "standing shoulder to shoulder" with Pakistan in its fight against "brutal extremist groups". |
| It was a huge bomb blast, heard in almost all the city Anwar Shah, police official | It was a huge bomb blast, heard in almost all the city Anwar Shah, police official |
| Pakistani television showed footage of burning shops in the Peepal Mandi area of Peshawar and crowds digging through rubble to rescue people. | |
| The market mostly sells products for women, and most of the dead were reported to be women and children. | |
| "There was a huge blast. There was smoke and dust everywhere. I saw people dying and screaming on the road," eyewitness Mohammad Siddique told the AFP news agency. | "There was a huge blast. There was smoke and dust everywhere. I saw people dying and screaming on the road," eyewitness Mohammad Siddique told the AFP news agency. |
| Mian Iftikhar Hussain, information minister for North West Frontier Province, told reporters 80 people had been killed and 200 wounded. | |
| Hospital officials told the BBC that the number of casualties could rise. | Hospital officials told the BBC that the number of casualties could rise. |
| Burning buildings | Burning buildings |
| Zafar Iqbal, at the city's Lady Reading hospital, told AFP that more than 150 people had been wounded. He appealed for people in Peshawar to give blood. | |
| Doctors said a state of emergency had been declared at the hospital. | Doctors said a state of emergency had been declared at the hospital. |
| In pictures: Peshawar attack City on the frontline Militants' audacious tactics | In pictures: Peshawar attack City on the frontline Militants' audacious tactics |
| Police official Anwar Shah said the blast had been caused by a car bomb. | Police official Anwar Shah said the blast had been caused by a car bomb. |
| "It was a huge bomb blast, heard in almost all the city," he said. | "It was a huge bomb blast, heard in almost all the city," he said. |
| Several buildings and a mosque were said to have been badly damaged. | |
| Some people have complained that the authorities were not prepared for the scale of the blast. | |
| "There are a lot of wounded people. We tried to help them but there were no ambulances so we took the victims on rickshaws and other vehicles," Muzamil Hussain told Associated Press. | |
| "There were no police. The police and government didn't help us, the police even opened fire on us." | |
| Another man said dead and injured people were still trapped in fallen buildings. | |
| "We are afraid that they will die. There is no security. We have been fooled in the name of security," he said. | |
| Foreign Minister Shah Mahmoud Qureshi said the country's resolve would not be shaken by "such heinous crimes". | |
| In a press conference in Islamabad with Mrs Clinton, he told potential militants: "We will not buckle, we will fight you. We will fight you because we want stability and peace in Pakistan." | In a press conference in Islamabad with Mrs Clinton, he told potential militants: "We will not buckle, we will fight you. We will fight you because we want stability and peace in Pakistan." |
| The BBC's Mark Dummett in Islamabad says the latest attack is likely to be blamed on the Taliban, who have already carried out a string of bombings in Pakistani cities since the beginning of the month. | The BBC's Mark Dummett in Islamabad says the latest attack is likely to be blamed on the Taliban, who have already carried out a string of bombings in Pakistani cities since the beginning of the month. |
| Security has been stepped up across the country but the government still appears to be unable to stop the attacks, says our correspondent. | Security has been stepped up across the country but the government still appears to be unable to stop the attacks, says our correspondent. |
| 'Brutal extremists' | 'Brutal extremists' |
| Mrs Clinton is in Pakistan to discuss US concerns about the increasing numbers of militant attacks and the security of the country's nuclear weapons. | Mrs Clinton is in Pakistan to discuss US concerns about the increasing numbers of militant attacks and the security of the country's nuclear weapons. |
| Hillary Clinton: "In recent weeks Pakistan has endured a barrage of attacks" | |
| Speaking in Islamabad, she condemned the "vicious and brutal" attack in Peshawar and said the fight against the Taliban was "not Pakistan's alone". | Speaking in Islamabad, she condemned the "vicious and brutal" attack in Peshawar and said the fight against the Taliban was "not Pakistan's alone". |
| She pledged extra US support to Pakistan in its fight against the militant insurgency. | She pledged extra US support to Pakistan in its fight against the militant insurgency. |
| "Pakistan is in the midst of an ongoing struggle against tenacious and brutal extremist groups who kill innocent people and terrorise communities," said Mrs Clinton. | "Pakistan is in the midst of an ongoing struggle against tenacious and brutal extremist groups who kill innocent people and terrorise communities," said Mrs Clinton. |
| "We commit to stand shoulder to shoulder with the Pakistani people in your fight for peace and security, we will give you the help that you need in order to achieve your goal. | "We commit to stand shoulder to shoulder with the Pakistani people in your fight for peace and security, we will give you the help that you need in order to achieve your goal. |
| "Today we had more vicious and brutal attacks that killed more innocent people. The terrorists and extremists are very good at destroying but they cannot build. That is where we have an advantage.'' | "Today we had more vicious and brutal attacks that killed more innocent people. The terrorists and extremists are very good at destroying but they cannot build. That is where we have an advantage.'' |
| Last week, Pakistan launched an offensive in South Waziristan, which is considered to be the main sanctuary for Islamic militants outside Afghanistan. | Last week, Pakistan launched an offensive in South Waziristan, which is considered to be the main sanctuary for Islamic militants outside Afghanistan. |
| Correspondents say the Peshawar blasts will come as a violent reminder for the US of the difficult task it is facing in the fight against the Taliban, both in Pakistan and across the border in Afghanistan. | |
| MILITANT ATTACKS IN OCTOBER 28 Oct - At least 80 killed by a car bomb in a market in Peshawar 23 Oct - class="" href="/2/hi/south_asia/8321803.stm">At least 22 killed in three attacks in northern Pakistan 20 Oct - class="" href="/2/hi/south_asia/8317676.stm">Eight die in the twin blasts at a university in Islamabad 16 Oct - Twelve die in a bombing in Peshawar 15 Oct - About 40 die in a series of gun and bomb attacks 12 Oct - Security convoy attacked in Swat valley, 41 die 10 Oct - Militants attack Rawalpindi army HQ - 20 killed 9 Oct - At least 50 die in Peshawar suicide blast 5 Oct - Five killed in suicide bomb at UN Islamabad offices | |
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