By Saud MehsudDERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan, May 12 (Reuters) - A massive blast at a crowded market in northwestern Pakistan killed nine people and wounded dozens more on Tuesday, the emergency services agency said, as the latest attack in the region threatens to reignite fighting with neighbouring Afghanistan.The bomb blast at the crowded Naurang Bazar caused panic on the streets, as people rushed to help the wounded and emergency vehicles raced to the site.Visuals from the scene showed damaged shopfronts and a mangled vehicle.
Nine killed in blast in northwest Pakistan market, police say
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