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Deadly blast hits Pakistan city

At least 49 people have been killed in a bomb blast in a crowded area of the north-western Pakistani city of Peshawar, officials say.

More than 100 people have also been injured in the suspected suicide attack, a regional minister said.

Officials said a vehicle laden with explosives had been detonated near the city's Khyber Bazaar.

Orla Guerin reports from Peshawar.

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