PESHAWAR: Twin suicide attacks rocked a busy marketplace in the main town of Kurram tribal district in North Waziristan on Friday killing at least 41 people and injuring more than 150 others, officials said.
The explosions at the bazaar in Parachinar, the main town of Kurram tribal district, sent handcarts flying as shoppers bought food to open their fasts at sunset.
Doctors at the main public hospital in the town said 41 people were killed, and 20 critically wounded among the more than 150 injured.
"We can confirm the death of 41 people in the twin blasts. More than 150 others have been injured in the attack," doctor Sabir Hussein, head of the hospital, told AFP.
"We have sent 20 critically wounded people to major hospitals in Peshawar and Kohat to save their lives," he added.
Parachinar administration officials said both blasts were carried out by suicide bombers.
"There were two blasts in the main bazaar of Parachinar. These were carried out by two suicide bombers who walked into the crowded market," Riaz Mehsud, a senior administration official, told AFP.
Mehsud said the market was packed with people and that handcarts were sent flying after the blasts, which also damaged up to 15 shops and two cars.
"We found many body parts, including parts of the suicide bombers. There was blood and human flesh at the blasts site," he said.
"Many bodies can't be identified because they have been mutilated very badly," Salahuddin, a health technician at the hospital, told AFP.
He said lists of the dead and injured were being drafted and that the number of casualties could rise.
"I fear that the number of the dead and wounded people from this attack may rise," Salahuddin said.
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