Explosion Rocks Market In Pakistan’s Northwest Killing 21
MEP: At least 21 people were killed and 50 others wounded after a bomb blast ripped through a vegetable market in Pakistan’s northwestern tribal area.
The deadly blast occurred on Saturday morning in Parachinar, the capital of the Kurram region, according to the media wing of Pakistan’s military.
The improvised explosive device blast occurred where a large number of people had gathered according to Ikramullah Khan, a senior government official in Parachinar.
“We received 21 bodies of the local tribal people killed in the blast,” said Sajid Hussain Turi, a member of the National Assembly from the region. He said there would be a mass funeral and then a demonstration over the attack.
Pakistan’s army has been deployed to the site and cordoned off the area. The military said helicopters were evacuating the injured.
Kurram is one of the most sensitive tribal areas as it borders three Afghan provinces and at one point was one of the key routes for militant movement across the border. It has witnessed scores of attacks.
No group has claimed responsibility for the attack so far.
