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Large blast hits Peshawar market
At least 16 people have been killed and dozens wounded by a large blast in a market in Peshawar, Pakistani.
Buildings were set on fire after the blast and plumes of smoke were seen drifting over the north-western city.
Pakistan has seen an increase in such attacks in recent weeks as the military carries out an operation against Taliban militants in South Waziristan.
The blast comes as US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton begins a visit to the Pakistani capital, Islamabad.
Pakistani television showed footage of burning shops in the Peepal Mandi area of Peshawar.
Police official Anwar Shah told the AFP news agency the blast had been caused by a car bomb.
"It was a huge bomb blast, heard in almost all the city," he said.
Zafar Iqbal, a doctor at the city's main hospital, told AFP dozens of people had been wounded, with some in a critical condition.
BBC NEWS | South Asia | Large blast hits Peshawar market
At least 16 people have been killed and dozens wounded by a large blast in a market in Peshawar, Pakistani.
Buildings were set on fire after the blast and plumes of smoke were seen drifting over the north-western city.
Pakistan has seen an increase in such attacks in recent weeks as the military carries out an operation against Taliban militants in South Waziristan.
The blast comes as US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton begins a visit to the Pakistani capital, Islamabad.
Pakistani television showed footage of burning shops in the Peepal Mandi area of Peshawar.
Police official Anwar Shah told the AFP news agency the blast had been caused by a car bomb.
"It was a huge bomb blast, heard in almost all the city," he said.
Zafar Iqbal, a doctor at the city's main hospital, told AFP dozens of people had been wounded, with some in a critical condition.
BBC NEWS | South Asia | Large blast hits Peshawar market