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December 29, 2009

43 Die in Bombing in Karachi, Pakistan
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In Pakistan, forty-three people died Monday in the city of Karachi when
a Shiite procession marking the holy day of Ashura was attacked. Riots
erupted after the bombing. Angry mourners torched hundreds of cars and
shops, threw stones at ambulances, and fired bullets into the air.
Shops, offices and schools are closed in the city today after religious
leaders called for a day of mourning.



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