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| Suicide Bomber Kills 20+ at Shiite Processing in Karachi |
| 2009-12-28 |
| KARACHI -- A suicide bomber struck a religious procession in Pakistan's business center Karachi Monday, killing at least 20 people in the latest attack targeting the minority Shiite Muslim community. The bomber blew himself up at the front of the procession of thousands of people in the city center that were marching to mark the holy day of Ashura, police said. The blast occurred despite heavy security. More than 10,000 police and paramilitary troops had been deployed in hopes of trying to prevent any incidents on the day most holy to Shiites, which make up around 15% of Pakistan's population. An angry mob set vehicles ablaze at the site of the suicide bomb attack in Karachi. probably blaming Israel, US, CIA, Britain, etc. Waseem Ahmed of the Karachi police said at least 20 people were killed and 40 others were wounded. Some children as young as eight years old were among the victims, he said. There has not been any immediate claim of responsibility but police suspect Islamic militants were behind the bombing. |
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