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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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