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PESHAWAR: The death toll from a car bomb attack on a marketplace in northwestern Pakistan’s Khyber Agency has risen to 21, officials said Tuesday.
The bomb exploded on Monday in Jamrud, part of the tribal district of Khyber, close to where passengers were waiting to catch buses across the country.
“Four more people died of their wounds at the Hayatabad Medical Complex overnight, raising the death toll in the attack to 21,” Doctor Sohail Ahmad told AFP.
Local administration official Jehangir Azam confirmed the new toll and said 43 people were still being treated for injuries.
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Dec 18, 2012 10:05am
it appears that...there was a BIGGER PLOT after taking over the airport....like using the planes parked at the airport as one of the terrorist was a pilot tooo !!!!!!!!!
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Dec 18, 2012 05:32pm
government must take serious steps to prevent such acts of terrorism before it is too late.May Allah save Pakistan.Amend.
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Dec 18, 2012 09:20am
Inna lil lah-e-rajeun. Very sad indeed
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