80 Percent Of Country Goes Dark After Suspected Attack By Separatists
January 26 2015
A nationwide blackout in Pakistan has been blamed on a militant attack, reports the New York Times.
An explosion blamed on a separatist group in Baluchistan damaged a key power line on Saturday night.
About 80 percent of the country was blacked out.
Two important towers near the Uch power station were destroyed, tripping the national grid, said one official.
Authorities were able to partially restore power Sunday evening to the capital Islamabad and the country's most...
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