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| Pakistan market bomb 'kills at least 18' in Islamabad | Pakistan market bomb 'kills at least 18' in Islamabad |
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| A deadly bomb blast has struck a market on the outskirts of Pakistan's capital, Islamabad, killing at least 18 people, police and medics say. | A deadly bomb blast has struck a market on the outskirts of Pakistan's capital, Islamabad, killing at least 18 people, police and medics say. |
| The high intensity blast took place at a busy fruit and vegetable market early on Wednesday morning. | The high intensity blast took place at a busy fruit and vegetable market early on Wednesday morning. |
| Dozens of people have been injured in the bombing. | |
| No group has said it carried out the attack. There is currently a ceasefire between the Pakistani Taliban and the government as part of peace efforts. | |
| It comes a day after 13 people were killed in a bomb attack by separatists in Balochistan province. | |
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| A hospital spokeswoman, addressing reporters at the scene, said 50 people were wounded in the market attack. | A hospital spokeswoman, addressing reporters at the scene, said 50 people were wounded in the market attack. |
| She said the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences had received 18 bodies, according to the Associated Press. | She said the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences had received 18 bodies, according to the Associated Press. |
| An AFP reporter at the scene said the blast caused a 1.5m-wide (5ft) crater in the ground, which was littered with body parts. | An AFP reporter at the scene said the blast caused a 1.5m-wide (5ft) crater in the ground, which was littered with body parts. |
| The blast reportedly happened in the Sabzi Mandi area of Islamabad at about 08:00 local time (03:00 GMT), one of the busiest times of day for the wholesale fruit and vegetable market. | The blast reportedly happened in the Sabzi Mandi area of Islamabad at about 08:00 local time (03:00 GMT), one of the busiest times of day for the wholesale fruit and vegetable market. |
| Local reporters say the explosives were hidden in boxes of fruit, although this has not yet been confirmed. | Local reporters say the explosives were hidden in boxes of fruit, although this has not yet been confirmed. |
| Except for an attack on a courthouse last month, the Pakistani capital has been relatively peaceful in recent times, says the BBC's Mike Wooldridge. | Except for an attack on a courthouse last month, the Pakistani capital has been relatively peaceful in recent times, says the BBC's Mike Wooldridge. |
| Eleven people were killed in the assault on the judicial complex, for which a splinter group of the Pakistani Taliban admitted responsibility. | Eleven people were killed in the assault on the judicial complex, for which a splinter group of the Pakistani Taliban admitted responsibility. |
| The casualty toll in the latest attack would make it the deadliest in the capital since the bombing of the Marriott Hotel in 2008, our correspondent adds. | |
| There is currently a truce between the Pakistani Taliban and the government as talks are under way to find a peace deal. |