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Bomb hits Pakistan hashish market Bomb hits Pakistan hashish market
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A bomb attack in a crowded market selling hashish in north-western Pakistan has killed at least 10 people and injured up to 100, officials say. A suicide bomb attack near a crowded market selling hashish in north-western Pakistan has killed at least 15 people and injured up to 100, officials say.
The market had been set up close to a militant recruitment centre, a witness to the bombing told the BBC. The bomber detonated his explosives among militants gathered at a compound by the market, a witness told the BBC.
The blast occurred in the Khyber tribal region, close to the Afghan border, in an area where the Taliban is known to have a strong presence.The blast occurred in the Khyber tribal region, close to the Afghan border, in an area where the Taliban is known to have a strong presence.
Over the past year north-west Pakistan has been hit by numerous attacks.Over the past year north-west Pakistan has been hit by numerous attacks.
The army recently finished an offensive in the area against the Taliban.The army recently finished an offensive in the area against the Taliban.
The bomb had exploded in a weekly hashish market set up in the grounds of a compound used by the pro-Taliban Lashkar-e-Islam group for recruiting militants, and near a mosque, witnesses said. According to a witness, the bomber walked in among the militants as they were speaking at a compound used by the pro-Taliban Lashkar-e-Islam group and blew himself up.
Initial reports suggested it had been a cattle market. Hashish is a form of the drug cannabis. The BBC's Syed Shoaib Hasan says reports from the area suggest the second-in-command of Lashkar-e-Islam, one of the biggest militant organisations in the Khyber, was killed in the blast.
The BBC's Syed Shoaib Hasan says reports from the area suggest a senior member of Lashkar-e-Islam, one of the biggest militant organisations in the Khyber, was killed in the blast. The weekly market - selling hashish, a form of the drug cannabis - was set up in the grounds of the compound. Initial reports suggested it had been a cattle market.
Hundreds of people have died in clashes between Lashkar-e-Islam and another armed Islamic group, Ansarul Islam, both of which are banned by the government, in the region in the past few years.Hundreds of people have died in clashes between Lashkar-e-Islam and another armed Islamic group, Ansarul Islam, both of which are banned by the government, in the region in the past few years.
Locals say government helicopters have recently helped Ansarul Islam - now re-named the Peace Committee - during clashes with Lashkar-e-Islam.Locals say government helicopters have recently helped Ansarul Islam - now re-named the Peace Committee - during clashes with Lashkar-e-Islam.