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Pakistan market bomb 'kills at least 18' in Islamabad Pakistan market bomb 'kills at least 20' 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 busy market on the outskirts of Pakistan's capital, Islamabad, killing at least 20 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 at the fruit and vegetable market left as many as 100 injured, reports say.
Dozens of people have been injured in the bombing. A spokesman for the Pakistani Taliban has denied involvement. No other group has claimed responsibility.
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. 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. Pakistani Prime Minister, Nawaz Sharif, condemned Wednesday's bombing.
He said it was an effort by Pakistan's enemies to destabilise the country, but that the government would remain resolute in its efforts for peace, according to his office.
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A hospital spokeswoman, addressing reporters at the scene, said 50 people were wounded in the market attack. Latest reports from hospitals in the area say as many as 100 people were injured in the blast.
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 bombing reportedly happened in the Sabzi Mandi area of the capital 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. The blast comes a day after 13 people were killed in a bomb attack by separatists in Balochistan province. The long-running insurgency in Balochistan is separate to the Taliban campaign which has raged inside Pakistan since 2008.
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 in Islamabad.
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.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. There is currently a truce between the Pakistani Taliban and the government as talks are under way to find an end to the insurgency.
The peace talks were a key campaign pledge for Mr Sharif before he was elected to office for a third time last year.