April 19, 2010
Peshawar market suicide bombing leaves many dead
Posted on 9:59 PM by News and issues
A suicide bombing at a crowded market in the north-western Pakistani city of Peshawar has killed at least 23 people, police and officials say.
One of the city's most senior police officers was killed. No group has claimed the attack - the Taliban have carried out dozens of recent bombings.
Earlier, a bomb blast outside a city school killed a boy and wounded others.
Monday evening's explosion happened in Peshawar's Qissa Khawani (Storytellers' bazaar) soon after the end of a rally against soaring inflation and power shortages organised by the Jamaat-i-Islami party.
Both police officers and demonstrators were said to be among the dead.
Taliban militants will be suspected of carrying out the attack.
They have recently come under increasing pressure across north-west Pakistan, as the Pakistani military carries out operations against them.
Dozens of militants have been killed, but it is clear they still have the ability to carry out violent revenge attacks, our correspondent adds.
Hundreds of people have been killed in militant attacks across Pakistan since the military launched operations against the Taliban last autumn. Peshawar has borne the brunt of this violence.
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