Deadly blast in Pakistan market

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A bomb has gone off in a market in north-western Pakistan, killing at least 10 people, police say.

The explosion took place at a bus terminal in the main bazaar in the garrison town of Kohat.

The district chief of police has said that a suicide bomber was responsible.

On Sunday at least 55 people were killed and nearly 100 injured in a suicide bomb attack on a mosque in the nearby area of Darra Adam Khel.

Officials say the bus terminal was packed with commuters and the number of casualties could rise.

Local journalists say many shops in the market were also damaged.

Kohat is close to Pakistan’s border regions with Afghanistan, where Islamist militants are strong.

This article is from the BBC News website. © British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites.

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