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| Many dead in Peshawar explosion | Many dead in Peshawar explosion |
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| More than 50 people have been killed and scores hurt by a large blast in a market in Peshawar, Pakistan. | |
| Buildings were set on fire after the blast and plumes of smoke were seen drifting over the north-western city. | Buildings were set on fire after the blast and plumes of smoke were seen drifting over the north-western city. |
| 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 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 and crowds digging through rubble to rescue people. | 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. | The market mostly sells products for women, and most of the dead were reported to be women. |
| The number of casualties is expected to rise. | |
| Hamid Afridi, head of the Lady Reading hospital in Peshawar, told the AFP news agency more than 80 people had been wounded. | Hamid Afridi, head of the Lady Reading hospital in Peshawar, told the AFP news agency more than 80 people had been wounded. |
| "We have declared an emergency in the hospital," he said. | "We have declared an emergency in the hospital," he said. |
| Burning buildings | Burning buildings |
| Police official Anwar Shah told AFP the blast had been caused by a car bomb. | Police official Anwar Shah told AFP the blast had been caused by a car bomb. |
| Dozens of people were injured by the explosion | |
| "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. |
| An eyewitness told Pakistan's Dawn television station his house shook when the blast happened. | An eyewitness told Pakistan's Dawn television station his house shook when the blast happened. |
| "I saw people taking away bodies on motorcycles and scooters and carrying bodies," he said. | "I saw people taking away bodies on motorcycles and scooters and carrying bodies," he said. |
| Another witness, Aqueel ur Rehman, said bodies were lying under the debris. | Another witness, Aqueel ur Rehman, said bodies were lying under the debris. |
| "Several buildings and a mosque have been badly damaged while a fire has engulfed a building," he told Reuters. | "Several buildings and a mosque have been badly damaged while a fire has engulfed a building," he told Reuters. |
| The BBC's Mark Dummet 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 Dummet 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. |
| City on the frontline Audacious tactics | |
| Security has been stepped up across the country but the government still appears to be unable to stop the attacks, says our correspondent. | |
| Peshawar was the scene of the deadliest attack in Pakistan, when more than 50 people died in an explosion at an historic market. | Peshawar was the scene of the deadliest attack in Pakistan, when more than 50 people died in an explosion at an historic market. |
| 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. |
| She has pledged extra US support in Pakistan's fight against the militant insurgency. | She has pledged extra US support in Pakistan's fight against the militant insurgency. |
| Correspondents say the Peshawar blasts will comes 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. | |
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