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Pakistani villagers bury dead as bomb toll hits 40
The death toll from a suicide car bomb attack in a crowded Pakistani market rose to 40, police said on Saturday as grieving families buried their dead ahead of a major religious festival.
A suicide bomber drove an explosives-packed vehicle into the market in the northwest town of Ustarzai Friday as families were buying supplies for Eid al-Fitr, the festival that marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan.
"We have recovered seven more dead bodies from the debris, 40 people are confirmed dead, all of them have been identified," Fazal Naeem, a police spokesman in the nearby garrison town of Kohat, told AFP.
He added that eight of the 50 wounded were still in a serious condition.