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Pakistan bombing (13 images)
28
October
A car bomb struck a busy market in northwestern Pakistan on Wednesday, killing 100 people - mostly women and children - as visiting Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton pledged U.S. support for Islamabad's campaign against Islamic militants.
More than 200 people were wounded in the blast in the main northwestern city of Peshawar, the deadliest in a surge of attacks by suspected insurgents this month. The government blamed militants seeking to avenge an army offensive launched this month against al-Qaida and Taliban in their stronghold close to the Afghan border.
READ THE COMPLETE STORY: Car bomb kills 100 in Pakistani city of Peshawar
People gathered at the site of explosion in Peshawar, Pakistan on Wednesday Oct. 28, 2009. (AP Photo/Mohammad Sajjad)
A man is seen at the spot of the explosion in Peshawar, Pakistan on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Mohammad Iqbal)
People gather at the site of the explosion in Peshawar, Pakistan on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Mohammad Sajjad)
A Pakistani police officer makes his through wreckage after the explosion in Peshawar, Pakistan on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Mohammad Sajjad)
Pakistani volunteers rush an injured child to a hospital after the explosion in Peshawar, Pakistan on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Mohammad Sajjad)
People rush away after the explosion in Peshawar, Pakistan on Wednesday Oct. 28, 2009. (AP Photo/Mohammad Sajjad)
People rush an injured person to a hospital after an explosion in Peshawar, Pakistan on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Mohammad Sajjad)
People rush an injured person to a hospital after an explosion in Peshawar, Pakistan on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Mohammad Sajjad)
People rush an injured person to a hospital after an explosion in Peshawar, Pakistan on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Mohammad Iqbal)
An injured man, in foreground, is seen as others transport a body at a local hospital in Peshawar, Pakistan, Wednesday.
People attend the funeral of an explosion victim in Peshawar, Pakistan, Wednesday.
A grief-stricken woman visits the site of Wednesday's bombing looking for her missing son. Suspected militants exploded a car bomb in a market crowded with women and children Wednesday, turning shops selling wedding dresses, toys and jewelry into a mass of burning debris and bodies. (AP Photo/Mohammad Sajjad)
People visit the site of Wednesday's bombing in Peshawar, Pakistan on Thursday, Oct. 29, 2009. (AP Photo/Mohammad Sajjad)
