More than 80 people were killed by a car bomb in Pakistan today as Hillary Clinton arrived to offer US support for the government’s crackdown on militants, Times Online informs.

According to the source, “Eyewitness and police in the north-western city of Peshawar said the bomb struck the area of the Meena market, which is generally visited by woman shoppers. The blast set many shops on fire and people were trapped inside a multi-story building, which collapsed after becoming engulfed by flames.”

Mohammad Gul, a police official at the hospital, said that 86 are confirmed dead, the injured are more than 200, there are children and women among the dead.

“No one claimed responsibility for today’s attack but police blamed the Taleban who have been involved in previous assaults. Taleban leaders warned that they would stage more attacks if the army did not end its offensive against the militants,” Times Online says.