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'Many dead' in Afghan market blast 'At least 40' killed in Afghan market blast
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Many people are feared dead in a car bomb explosion at a busy market in eastern Afghanistan's Paktika province. At least 40 people have been killed in a car bomb explosion at a busy market in eastern Afghanistan's Paktika province, army sources say.
The attacker drove a 4x4 vehicle into the market in Orgun district and detonated the explosives, a senior official told the BBC. Officials say the attacker drove a 4x4 vehicle into the market in Orgun district and detonated the explosives.
The market was crowded, full of people doing their shopping at the time of the attack, the official added. The market was crowded, full of people doing their shopping at the time of the attack.
Orgun is one Paktika's safest areas, though members of the Haqqani militant network are thought to have a presence. The eastern province of Paktika shares a border with Pakistan's restive and volatile tribal areas.
There have been no claims yet for Tuesday's attack.
Orgun is one of Paktika's safest areas, though members of the Haqqani militant network are thought to have a presence there.
A spokesman for Afghanistan's defence ministry told the BBC's Bilal Sarwary that soldiers had recovered 40 bodies from the rubble.
"Our soldiers are still trying to recover bodies. Almost all of the shops have fallen," General Zahir Azimi said.
Eyewitnesses described seeing police and security forces pursuing the attacker before he entered the busy market and detonated the explosives.