Shi'ites Attacked In Deadly Bombings In Lahore, Karachi
January 26 2011
At least 15 Pakistanis have been killed and scores wounded in two suicide attacks targeting Shi'ite Muslims in Lahore and Karachi, reports the Guardian (U.K.).
Police said a teenage suicide bomber detonated an explosive device Tuesday after being challenged at a security post in Lahore. The police had been checking Shi'ite marchers heading to a procession marking the end of the holy month of Muhurram.
At least 13 people were killed in that blast, for which the Taliban claimed...
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