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| Large blast hits Peshawar market | Large blast hits Peshawar market |
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| At least 16 people have been killed and dozens wounded by a large blast in a market in Peshawar, Pakistani. | |
| Buildings were set on fire after the blast and plumes of smoke were seen drifting over the north-western city. | |
| Pakistan has seen an increase in such attacks in recent weeks as the military carries out an operation against Taliban militants in South Waziristan. | Pakistan has seen an increase in such attacks in recent weeks as the military carries out an operation against Taliban militants in South Waziristan. |
| The blast comes as US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton begins a visit to the Pakistani capital, Islamabad. | The blast comes as US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton begins a visit to the Pakistani capital, Islamabad. |
| Pakistani television showed footage of burning shops in the Peepal Mandi area of Peshawar. | Pakistani television showed footage of burning shops in the Peepal Mandi area of Peshawar. |
| Police official Anwar Shah told the AFP news agency the blast had been caused by a car bomb. | Police official Anwar Shah told the AFP news agency 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. |
| Zafar Iqbal, a doctor at the city's main hospital, told AFP dozens of people had been wounded, with some in a critical condition. |