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133 dead as
blasts hit Benazir Bhutto’s rally in Karachi
KARACHI: A suicide bombing in a crowd welcoming former Prime Minister
Benazir Bhutto killed 133 people Thursday night, shattering her
celebratory procession through Pakistan’s biggest city after eight years
in exile.
Interior Ministry has confirmed 70 deaths in the attack. Two explosions
struck near a truck carrying Bhutto, but she was not injured and was
hurried to her house, police and officials of her party said.
Officials at six hospitals in Karachi reported 133 dead and about 550
wounded, making it one of the deadliest bombings in Pakistan’s history.
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