Scores Killed In Peshawar Market Bombing
October 28 2009
A powerful car bomb exploded Wednesday in a crowded market in Peshawar in northwest Pakistan, the Dawn (Pakistan) reports.
The blast in the bazaar killed more than 90 and wounded at least 200 others, said security officials cited by CNN.
A fire started by the explosions engulfed several buildings.
The blast came several hours after U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived in Islamabad for meetings with Pakistani officials.
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