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Coventina Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-06-09 09:34 AM
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Angry protests at Pakistan blast
Source: BBC

Angry protests have struck Pakistan's Punjab province after a bomb attack on a Shia religious procession on Thursday left 30 dead.

Dozens were also hurt in the suicide attack in the town of Dera Ghazi Khan.

As victims were buried in a mass ceremony, demonstrators blocked traffic for hours and attacked and destroyed police offices.

Sectarian tensions in south Punjab have recently been aggravated by the growing strength of Sunni Taleban militants.



Read more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7874495.stm
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