Taliban suicide attack kills 13 in market
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A Taliban suicide bomber killed 13 people in a market near the Pakistani army headquarters yesterday, a day after the organization killed 20 soldiers near the largely lawless, tribal region of North Waziristan, police said.
The market, a short walk from the army headquarters in Rawalpindi, near the capital, Islamabad, was in one of the most secure areas of the city.
Two college students wearing blue uniforms were among the dead. Windows were shattered several hundred meters away.
The attacks come after a period of relative calm as the Taliban regrouped following the death of leader Hakimullah Mehsud in a drone strike in November.
He was replaced by Mullah Fazlullah, who has made large-scale attacks on Pakistani security forces his trademark.
Police Superintendent Muhammad Maqbool said five of the 13 killed yesterday were soldiers. Fourteen were wounded, he said.
Taliban spokesman Shahidullah Shahid claimed responsibility for the blast on behalf of the Islamist insurgents.
On Sunday, a bomb planted by the Taliban ripped through a vehicle carrying Pakistani troops, killing 20.
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