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An explosion at a marketplace in northwestern Pakistan resulted in seven fatalities on Tuesday, according to a senior law enforcement official.<\/p>

The deadly incident occurred in Lakki Marwat, where the blast claimed the lives of two police officers and five civilians, authorities confirmed.<\/p>

The explosion took place in the market area of the northwestern Pakistani town, though details about the cause of the blast have not yet been released by officials.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A deadly explosion at a marketplace in northwestern Pakistan claimed seven lives on Tuesday. The blast in Lakki Marwat killed two police officers and five civilians, according to local authorities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":65198,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[832],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-65199","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-world-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/news-1778570641013.png?fit=1920%2C1080&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbtNqq-gXB","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":65227,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/marketplace-bombing-in-pakistan-kills-9-injures-dozens-in-rising-violence\/","url_meta":{"origin":65199,"position":0},"title":"Marketplace Bombing in Pakistan Kills 9, Injures Dozens in Rising Violence","author":"Admin","date":"May 12, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"A deadly explosion targeting a rickshaw in a Pakistani marketplace has left nine people dead and more than 24 wounded. 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