Pak market bombing toll rises to 13

The Pakistani Taliban reportedly claimed responsibility for the attack, which targeted people from the pro-government Ferozkhel tribe.

Published - February 09, 2013 05:22 pm IST - Islamabad

The death toll from a bomb which ripped through a busy market in Pakistan’s north-west tribal region rose overnight to 13, district officials said on Saturday.

Dozens were injured on Friday when the bomb, planted in a mobile phone shop, went off in Kalaya, the main town in the district of Orakzai.

Thirteen victims were taken to a health facility in Peshawar, where a man died early Saturday, hospital spokesman Jameel Shah said.

The man’s brother remained in critical condition, he added.

The Pakistani Taliban reportedly claimed responsibility for the attack, which targeted people from the pro-government Ferozkhel tribe.

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