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| Pakistan market bomb 'kills at least 20' in Islamabad | Pakistan market bomb 'kills at least 20' in Islamabad |
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| 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. | 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 at the fruit and vegetable market left as many as 100 injured, reports say. | The high intensity blast at the fruit and vegetable market left as many as 100 injured, reports say. |
| The Pakistani Taliban denied involvement. No other 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. |
| Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif condemned Wednesday's bombing. | 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. | 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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| The latest reports from hospitals in the area say as many as 100 people were injured. | The latest reports from hospitals in the area say as many as 100 people were injured. |
| The bombing 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. | |
| As a steady stream of casualties arrived at the two main hospitals nearby, reports of the number of dead and injured climbed and an appeal was made for blood donations. | |
| Police said about 5kg (11lb) of explosives were hidden in a box of fruit. | |
| An AFP reporter at the scene said the blast caused a 1.5m-wide (5ft) crater in the ground. | |
| Eyewitnesses and survivors spoke of carnage. | |
| "I saw body parts flying in the air," one fruit trader, Afzal Khan, told the Associated Press. "People were dying. People were crying. People were running." | |
| In a statement, the Pakistani Taliban (TTP) said it strongly condemned the attack. | In a statement, the Pakistani Taliban (TTP) said it strongly condemned the attack. |
| "The killing of innocent people in attacks on public places is regrettable and prohibited by Islam," it said. | "The killing of innocent people in attacks on public places is regrettable and prohibited by Islam," it said. |
| Correspondents say the TTP sits at the helm of a loose network of territorially independent militant groups who have different agendas. Not all of them will favour peace talks. | Correspondents say the TTP sits at the helm of a loose network of territorially independent militant groups who have different agendas. Not all of them will favour peace talks. |
| 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. | 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. | 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 makes it the deadliest in the capital since the bombing of the Marriott Hotel in 2008, our correspondent adds. | |
| The peace talks with the Taliban were a key campaign pledge for Mr Sharif before he was elected to office for a third time last year. | The peace talks with the Taliban were a key campaign pledge for Mr Sharif before he was elected to office for a third time last year. |
| Thousands of civilians, militants and security personnel have been killed in the Taliban insurgency in Pakistan over the past decade. |