- Thursday, April 25, 2024
By: Radhakrishna N S
At least 31 people were killed and 50 wounded when a suicide blast ripped through a crowded marketplace in Pakistan’s restive northwestern tribal region Friday (23), officials said. The attack took place during the regular Friday bazaar in Kalaya, a town in a Shiite-dominated area of Orakzai tribal district, senior local official Khalid Iqbal told AFP. Initial investigations showed it was an improvised explosive device hidden in a carton of vegetables, but officials later said it had been a suicide blast. “It’s not clear whether the bomber was on foot or riding a motorcycle,” senior official Ameen Ullah told AFP.…
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