Market Bomb in Pakistan kills 15 people, several serious

The explosion of a car bomb in a market in the northwestern town of Darra Adam Khel killed 15 people, injured at least 25 others and destroyed a dozen nearby stores. Sources told the newspaper police Dawn the blast coincided with a high turnout by white and had regional offices peace committee against the Taliban, very active in that, the province of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, bordering Afghanistan. operating in Darra Adam Khel several Pro-government militia groups who often act against insurgents. A Taliban spokesman, however, telephoned the Express Tribune newspaper that they were not behind the sabotage. "We do not attack markets," he said. According to witnesses, the car was detonated by a person who was at the wheel, but others say it was using a remote control device. The police did not rule out that the number of fatalities increase significantly because among the injured were many with serious injuries. international agencies estimate that about 150 thousand families of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa have fled their homes, fearful of becoming victims of unstoppable spiral of violence in the territory.