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Officials in Pakistan have blamed the Taliban for a suicide car bomb attack in which nearly 50 people died. (7) It happened beside a bazaar near government buildings in Peshawar. From Islamabad, Aleem Maqbool has more. It is the deadliest attack in Pakistan for months. Police say a car bomb went off beside the crowded Khyber Bazaar in the center of Peshawar. School children on their way home are among the dead. A bus filled with passengers was also close to the explosion. Officials are blaming the Taliban. (8)The militant group had been threatening such bombings unless Pakistan’s army operations against it came to an end, but there has been much speculation that far from stopping. The army’s offensive is soon to be intensified.