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10 Shiites killed in Pakistan blast
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Source: CCTV.com | 02-06-2009 09:41
A bomb has exploded among worshippers streaming toward a Shiite Muslim mosque in central Pakistan, killing 10 people and wounding 30 others.
The explosion took place in the city of Dera Ghazi Khan in Punjab province when a religious procession of Shi'ites was passing the mosque.
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| File photo shows Pakistani policemen inspecting a blast site in November, 2008.(AFP/File/A Mughal) |
There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the blast. An official say the bomb was apparently detonated by remote control, but wouldn't say whether he believed Sunni extremists were responsible.
Shi'ites are currently marking their annual 40-day period of mourning for Imam Hussein, the grandson of the Prophet Mohammad, who was killed in a 7th century battle in the Iraqi city of Kerbala.
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