(9 Oct 2009) SHOTLIST
Peshawar
1. Pan right of blast scene
2. Mid of blast scene with damaged vehicle and security personnel
3. Mid of blood on ground, man examining ground
4. Mid of security personnel examining a car damaged in attack
Peshawar
5. Mid of destroyed mini-bus flipped on its side, people around it
Peshawar
6. Destroyed mini-bus being moved back to upright position
7. Mid of rescue teams and police working at scene
8. Close up of hat covered in blood and other personal possessions on the ground
9. SOUNDBITE (Pashto) Ajab Gul, eyewitness:
"I was working here at that time in my shop, when suddenly the blast took place and there was dust and smoke everywhere. Many people died in the incident, I saw a lot of dead bodies were around, many shops are also destroyed due to the blast as you can see behind me, many people were killed and a lot people were also wounded at the scene."
10. Mid of destroyed motorcycle on the ground
11. Mid of people watching the scene from the top of a building
12. Mid of crane picking up a damaged car
13. Close up of security personnel collecting evidence and putting it in a bag
14. Wide of damaged building
15. Various of Pakistani army helicopter flying overhead
Islamabad
16. SOUNDBITE (Urdu) Rehman Malik, Pakistan Interior Minister:
"After the successful operation in Swat, the people, public and tribes of North Waziristan and South Waziristan, it is their need that the remaining Taliban should face action. At this time, four of the jirgas (councils) have met with me, you'll also note that the president has also been to visit and everyone's demand is that the operation should be as swift as possible. The miscreants, extremists and Taliban there have made the local people's lives very difficult. They say that the rest of the country's development needs are being met so why is our area being deprived? So we'll keep this in mind and we'll have to dwell on the matter and whatever their demands may be, we will be listening and hopefully, God willing, in the coming few days we will, God willing, decide how quickly we can perform the operation."
Peshawar
17. Mid of police cordoning off area to prevent onlookers from going to scene of explosion
STORYLINE
A suicide bomber blew up his vehicle near a crowded market in northwestern Pakistan on Friday, killing 49 people and pushing the country closer to an offensive against militants in their main stronghold along the Afghan border.
The attack in Peshawar, which wounded more than 100 people, was Pakistan's deadliest in six months and was a reminder of the ability of insurgents to strike in major cities despite operations against them and the death of their leader in a US missile strike.
The blast left a charred skeleton of a bus flipped on its side in the middle of the road, with the twisted remains of a motorbike nearby.
Peshawar police said the attacker was in a car packed with a "huge" amount explosives and artillery rounds.
There was no claim of responsibility for the bombing, the target of which was not immediately apparent.
Militants typically attack government, military or Western targets, but blasts have taken place in public places before.
A doctor at the main Peshawar hospital said 49 people were killed and more than 100 wounded.
Seven children were among the dead.
The United States is pushing Pakistan to take action against insurgents using its soil to fuel the insurgency in neighbouring Afghanistan.
It has not given a date for the launch.
"Everyone's demand is that the operation should be as swift as possible," he said.
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