At least 30 people were killed and as many wounded in a powerful bomb explosion at a religious rally early on Thursday in the central Pakistani city of Multan, police and ambulance workers said. A rally in commemoration of assassinated extremist Sunni religious leader Azim Tariq was dispersing at 4.40 a.m. (7:40 p.m. EDT Wednesday) when the powerful explosion took place, police said. "A bomb exploded in a rally in which 30 people have been killed and almost the same number have been wounded," Abdul Rauf, an official for Edhi ambulance service, told Reuters. Paki festivities - what fun!
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