巴基斯坦發生連環炸彈襲擊15死70傷

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.巴基斯坦西北地區接連發生的兩次炸彈襲擊造成至少15人喪生，70多人受傷。

炸彈襲擊地點是靠近阿富汗邊界的半自治部落區的主要城鎮帕拉奇納爾的一個擠滿人的市場。

代表當地的議員圖裏對媒體說，下午交通高峯期先爆炸了一枚較小的炸彈，緊接着又爆炸了一枚大威力炸彈。他還說，死傷人數很可能更高。

炸彈襲擊的地區的大多數居民是什葉派穆斯林。

巴基斯坦軍方說，向帕拉奇納爾派出了兩架直升機，幫助把傷員送到白沙瓦的醫院。

還沒有任何人出面承認是攻擊的策劃和發動者。

數小時前，在巴基斯坦西南部的城市奎達發生了一起汽車炸彈襲擊，至少13人喪生，20人受傷。

看來警察高官是襲擊目標。死者中有至少7名高級警官。

阿富汗塔利班分支“自由人黨”宣稱爲這次襲擊負責。