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    • Press Trust of India Tags : Peshawar, car bomb, 150 kg of explosives Posted: Thursday , Oct 29, 2009 at 0247 hrs Islamabad:
    Peshawar
    People gather after the bomb explosion in Peepal Mandi, Peshawar. Dozens of shops and several cars were gutted by the fire while the blast damaged a mosque. The fire spread rapidly as most buildings in the area were made of wood

    A car bomb packed with 150 kg of explosives ripped through a bustling commercial hub, including a market meant exclusively for women, in Peshawar city on Wednesday, killing at least 95 people and injuring 213 others, hours after US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton arrived here to discuss fight against terror.

    Officials feared the toll could rise as many people were still believed to be trapped in the rubble of six buildings that collapsed due to the powerful blast. Many of the dead and injured in the explosion were women and children.

    The blast, which occurred in the congested Peepal Mandi area of NWFP capital Peshawar shortly after 1 pm, left 95 people dead and 213 injured, Dawn News channel reported.

    No group claimed responsibility for the attack. Rescue workers scoured the debris for survivors and the injured were still being taken to hospitals three hours after the blast.

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    President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani condemned the blast.

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