The blast came just hours after Secretary of State United States Hillary Clinton arrived in Pakistan a promising new beginning in relations with its partners in the struggle facing the Taliban insurgents.
The bomb exploded in the street markets Peepal Mandi Peshawar's old city, which caused the burning of several buildings in that location.
Sahib Gul, a doctor at the city's main hospital said 20 bodies no less was taken to hospital along with more than 50 people injured.
"We receive 15 to 20 people were killed, including 12 women," he told Reuters.
Pakistan on high alert amid fears counter-attacks by Taliban insurgents while soldiers attacked their bases in South Waziristan on the Afghan border.
The attack came after a series of attacks on UN personnel, military headquarters, police and general public that killed more than 150 people.
There are several bomb attacks since the operation began.
Military launched an offensive on October 17 and said their movement progressed while the soldiers moved into the bases of guerrillas who have links with Al Qaeda in the forests and mountains are rocky.
Wednesday's explosion caused serious destruction of old houses and brick 0di settlements, the roads are crowded and narrow paths.
Several buildings and a mosque was badly damaged as fire swept a building, "said eyewitness Aqueel-ur-Rehman told Reuters from that location.
"I saw three bodies tergelatak under the rubble of the building," he said. (*)
sumber:tribuntimur.com
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