11 dead in NW Pakistan market blast—officials
Agence France-Presse
3:07 pm | Saturday, June 16th, 2012
PESHAWAR, Pakistan — A bomb ripped through a market area in a northwest Pakistan tribal town near the Afghan border on Saturday, killing at least 11 people and wounding more than 20, officials said.
The blast took place in the main bazaar of Landi Kotal town in Khyber tribal district, local administration official Arshad Khan said.
“The bomb exploded near a bus stand and initial reports said 11 people died and more than 20 were wounded,” Khan told Agence France-Presse.
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