The blast scattered debris and destroyed vehicles in Peshawar's crowded Khyber Bazaar area, located in the center of the city. "A suicide bomber blew himself up as the car was next to a passenger bus passing through the market," said senior police officer Shafqat Malik. He said that the bomb consisted of fifty kilograms of explosives, and contained shells and bearings to maximise damage. Pakistani Interior Minister Rehman Malik indicated that such acts of terrorism might force the government to launch a much anticipated anti-Taliban operation in South Waziristan ]  .
The blast scattered debris and destroyed vehicles in Peshawar's crowded area, located in the center of the city. "A suicide bomber blew himself up as the car was next to a passenger bus passing through the market," said senior police officer Shafqat Malik. He said that the bomb consisted of fifty of explosives, and contained shells and bearings to maximise damage. Pakistani Interior Minister indicated that such acts of terrorism might force the government to launch a much anticipated anti- Pakistani Taliban|Taliban] operation in .
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Khyber Bazaar
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Rehman Malik
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anti-Taliban operation in South Waziristan
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Pakistani Taliban|Taliban
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