Bomb attack on Shia march in Pakistan
source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/8432409.stm
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At least 25 people have been killed and dozens injured in a suicide bombing on a Shia Muslim march in the Pakistani city of Karachi, officials say.
The attacker was walking in the middle of a procession with tens of thousands of people, said the interior minister.
After the explosion, marchers turned their anger on security forces, journalists and ambulance workers.
Pakistan's security forces had been on high alert as Shia Muslims marked the holy month of Muharram, or Ashura.
Monday was the climax of the holy period, which commemorates the death of the Prophet Muhammad's grandson.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility, which comes amid an upsurge of attacks by Taliban militants in Pakistan.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/8432409.stm
The attacker was walking in the middle of a procession with tens of thousands of people, said the interior minister.
After the explosion, marchers turned their anger on security forces, journalists and ambulance workers.
Pakistan's security forces had been on high alert as Shia Muslims marked the holy month of Muharram, or Ashura.
Monday was the climax of the holy period, which commemorates the death of the Prophet Muhammad's grandson.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility, which comes amid an upsurge of attacks by Taliban militants in Pakistan.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/8432409.stm
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