Two militant groups, Lashkar-i-Jhangvi Al Alami and Ansarul Mujahideen based in South Waziristan Agency, had claimed responsibility for that blast. 'Bodies strewn around'

Government official Shahid Khan said the explosion took place when the market was crowded with retailers buying fruits and vegetables. “Thank God I am alive.”

“There was no ambulance, and people had to carry the injured in cars and private pickup trucks to the hospital,” Hussain told Reuters. A statement from Pakistan’s military said army helicopters had been dispatched to evacuate the wounded.
Lashkar-i-Jhangvi al-Alami and Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan released joint statements claiming responsibility through text messages sent to journalists.