Dozens killed in Pakistan blast
The aftermath of a deadly bomb attack in Pakistan.
The blast went off near a fuel station in the country's northwestern Khyber region.
It killed at least 29 people and injured 37 others.
Residents said it was a huge explosion.
(SOUNDBITE) (Pashto) GREENGROCER, SAWAB GUL, SAYING:
"I was sitting in my shop selling fruit when there was a huge blast. Suddenly there was total chaos. When I turned around, bodies were scattered all over the place."
The wounded have been taken to nearby hospitals.
Officials said there's been no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack -- the first major one of its type this year.
Travis Brecher, Reuters
The blast went off near a fuel station in the country's northwestern Khyber region.
It killed at least 29 people and injured 37 others.
Residents said it was a huge explosion.
(SOUNDBITE) (Pashto) GREENGROCER, SAWAB GUL, SAYING:
"I was sitting in my shop selling fruit when there was a huge blast. Suddenly there was total chaos. When I turned around, bodies were scattered all over the place."
The wounded have been taken to nearby hospitals.
Officials said there's been no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack -- the first major one of its type this year.
Travis Brecher, Reuters
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