Two back-to-back bombs went off Friday in northwestern Pakistan, killing at least 15 people and wounding more than 70 others.
The blasts occurred in a crowded market of Parachinar, the main town of the semi-autonomous Kurram tribal district near the Afghan border.
Sajid Turi, a member of parliament from the area, told local the media that a low-intensity blast occurred during afternoon rush hours, before a second powerful bomb exploded. The lawmaker said he anticipated the death toll will increase.
The population in the area where the deadly blasts occurred is predominantly Shi'ite Muslims.
A military statement said it has dispatched two helicopters to Parachinar to evacuate injured to hospitals in Peshawar.
There were no immediate claims of responsibility for the deadly blasts.
The attacks happened hours after a car bombing in southwestern city of Quetta killed at least 13 people and wounded 20 others.
Senior police officers apparently were the target. At least seven personnel were among the dead.
A splinter Pakistani Taliban faction, Jamaatul Ahrar, claimed responsibility for that attack.
巴基斯坦西北地区接连发生的两次炸弹袭击造成至少15人丧生，70多人受伤。
炸弹袭击地点是靠近阿富汗边界的半自治部落区的主要城镇帕拉奇纳尔的一个挤满人的市场。
代表当地的议员图里对媒体说，下午交通高峰期先爆炸了一枚较小的炸弹，紧接着又爆炸了一枚大威力炸弹。他还说，死伤人数很可能更高。
炸弹袭击的地区的大多数居民是什叶派穆斯林。
巴基斯坦军方说，向帕拉奇纳尔派出了两架直升机，帮助把伤员送到白沙瓦的医院。
还没有任何人出面承认是攻击的策划和发动者。
数小时前，在巴基斯坦西南部的城市奎达发生了一起汽车炸弹袭击，至少13人丧生，20人受伤。
看来警察高官是袭击目标。死者中有至少7名高级警官。
阿富汗塔利班分支“自由人党”宣称为这次袭击负责。