(http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/121217-pak-blast4.photoblog600.jpg)Qazi Rauf / APA man walks past a burning vehicle after a car bomb exploded outside a government office in the Pakistani tribal area of Khyber on Monday.By The Associated PressPESHAWAR, Pakistan -- A car bomb exploded Monday in a crowded market in Pakistan's troubled northwest tribal region, killing 17 people and wounding more than 40 others, officials said.
The bomb went off next to the women's waiting area of a bus stop, which is located near the office of one of the top political officials in the Khyber tribal area, said Hidayat Khan, a local government official. It is unclear if the office was the target.
The 17 dead included five boys and two women, said Abdul Qudoos, a doctor at a local hospital in Jamrud town, where the attack occurred. At least 44 people were wounded, he said.
Follow @NBCNewsWorld (http://twitter.com/NBCNewsWorld) Local TV footage showed several cars and shops in the market that were badly damaged. Residents threw buckets of water on burning vehicles as rescue workers transported the wounded to the hospital.
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All we hear of now is bad news.what is happening?
17 people is a lot of number.Before Christmas? Too sad