Parachinar suicide blast: Death toll reaches 30

Parachinar suicide blast: Death toll reaches 30
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Summary Death toll in a suicide blast in a market in Parachinar on Friday has reached 30.

Death toll in a suicide blast has reached 30 while 40 people were injured out of which several persons are in critical condition.All the area is mourning the tragic incident while shops and trae centres remain closed.Meanwhile, the security forces have also launched search operation in the area. Three-day mourning has been announced in while curfew has also been imposed in the area. Tal-Parachinar Road has been closed for all traffic.On the other hand, a jirga of 6 major tribes of Kurram Agency was held in Sadda that strongly condemned the suicide blast.On Friday, an explosion ripped through a market in Parachinar, killing at least 30 people and wounding dozens. The bomb exploded near a mosque as the main Friday prayers were taking place.Parachinar is the main town in Kurram district, part of Pakistan s tribal belt on the northwestern border with Afghanistan.
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