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BLAST IN PARACHINAR ( KPK )
At least 20 people were killed in a blast at the Sabzi Mandi (vegetable market) in Kurram Agency's Parachinar area on Saturday morning, the blast was caused by an improvised explosive device (IED) which was hidden in a vegetable box.
The explosion was remote-controlled, a bomb disposal squad official said.
Government official said the explosion took place when the market was crowded with retailers buying fruits and vegetables , bodies strewn around the market and wounded people crying out for help.
Army personnel and Frontier Corps's Quick Reaction Force reached the blast site and cordoned off the area. Army helicopters were also flown to the site to evacuate the injured to hospitals, the ISPR said. No group has claimed responsibility for the blast as yet.
In December, 2015 a similar blast in a makeshift market in Parachinar had killed 25 people. Two militant groups, Lashkar-i-Jhangvi Al Alami and Ansarul Mujahideen based in South Waziristan Agency, had claimed responsibility for that blast.
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 and kidnappings for ransom incidents in the past several years.
The agency is adjacent to North Waziristan where Operation Zarb-i-Azb is in progress against the Tehreek-i-Taliban and other insurgent groups. The military had also launched an offensive against militants in 2011.
Parachinar is the administrative headquarters of the agency near the Afghan border.

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