don mccain >> reporter: this is the aftermath of the explosion. the car bomb was detonated near a police station. on a street crowded with families attending a business market. >> i came here to buy books and copies for my children. there was an explosion. i don't know what it was. maybe a rocket attack or a car blast. >> in the chaos, dozens died and many were wounded. >> there was an explosion. sparks went all over. nothing was visible. people were lying on the road. there was no one to pick them up. there was no ambulance, no police. >> no group has said it carried out the blast. but it is the third fatal bomb attack in peshawar in seven days. on friday, at least seventeen people were killed in the bombing of a bus carrying government employees while last sunday, the city's christians were started by suicide bombers. more than 80 people were killed at the all saints anglican church. that attack countered angry protests against many pakistani cities. these attacks are part of an upsurge in violence in receipt months. prime minister nar was share

don mccain a reports. >> reporter: a protest over the arrest of a prominent politician. this was the scene late on friday. tens of thousands of people marching through the streets in the largest such demonstration for many months. the crowds express solidarity with the deputy head of the main opposition party. he's been in detention since september 17th, held on suspicion of inciting violence through his speeches. >> translator: the crowds here are thirsty for freedom and democracy. they must understand the methods that we are still peaceful and remain peaceful as it started. >> september has seen an increase in protests and arrests across bahrain. just over a week ago, hundreds gathered in the capital for another demonstration in supp t support. at the time the head of his party had a defiant message to the authorities. >> translator: we will persist in this revolution until the end. >> bahrain has experienced persistent civil unrest since the arab spring two years ago. an uprising against the minority sunni government was put down forcefully. talks between the governme

don. >> but no doubt in washington not everyone is thrilled with it, i'm just guessing. >> absolutely. very predictably there's a tough statement out from a couple of high profile senators john mccainlindsay graham. they said without a u.n. security council resolution under chapter seven of the u.n. charter which threatens the use of force for noncompliance by the assad regime, this framework agreement is meaningless. assad will use the months and months afforded to him to delay and deceive the world using every trick in saddam hussein's playbook. so, that's going to be a common theme, because a lot of people are skeptical whether assad is going to do anything unless he's threatened. mccain and graham also complain that that agreement doesn't do anything to stop the civil war in syria and they call for support of the moderate opposition forces there. so, a lot of stuff going into this. >> let's bring it back here to america, because this was one of the first questions i had, if the folks were -- the lawmakers were relieved that they don't have to vote on military strikes. >> yeah, i think that's true. there are a lot of people who are relieved that they don't have to vote on this b