ISLAMABAD, March 31 (Xinhua) -- At least 22 people were killed and 70 others injured when a blast hit a market area in Pakistan's northwest tribal area of Parachinar Friday morning, local officials said.
Local officials confirmed the death toll, adding that the killed and injured people included women and kids.
The explosion ripped through the central Noor Market of Parachinar at Kurram Agency located along Pakistan-Afghanistan border.
Sajid Turi, an elected member of National Assembly from the area, said the explosion happened outside a Shia mosque in the market.
He said the blast happened at the time when the market was crowded and Shia devotees were also coming to the mosque to prepare for Friday prayers.
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