Some 25 people have been killed and 35 suffered injuries after a blast hit a market in Orakzai district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in Pakistan, Geo TV reported citing security sources. The attack is said to have occurred right outside a religious school.

Conflicting reports say that the blast occurred at a crowded open-air market in Orakzai district, leaving eight people dead and over 20 injured, according to Reuters. Meanwhile, AP puts the death toll at 12, and says the blast wounded over 50 people.

The attack on a market was labeled “terrorist” by Federal Minister for Human Rights Shireen Mazari, who also blamed US failures in neighboring Afghanistan for the blast.

The carnage came just hours after another brazen attack, this time in the major city of Karachi, where suicide bombers stormed the Chinese Consulate. The Balochistan Liberation Army insurgent group claimed it staged the assault that left two police officers dead and a security guard injured.

Source: RT.com

BDST: 1501 HRS, NOV 23, 2018
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