PESHAWAR, Pakistan: At least 11 people were killed and 50 wounded Friday when a car bomb tore through a market in a mainly Shiite area of Pakistan's tribal belt, officials said, in an attack claimed by the Taliban.
The military said it was sending a helicopter to evacuate the wounded from Parachinar, capital of Kurram tribal district, as television footage showed shocked bystanders crowding the market square and ambulances edging by.
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