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February 19, 2013

Arrest Made After Pakistani Bombing Killed 89 
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Pakistani authorities say they have arrested the mastermind of a
sectarian bombing that killed 89 people in the city of Quetta Saturday.
In total, officials say they killed four people and rounded up seven
others accused of killing Shiite Muslims during an operation on the
city's outskirts today. Thousands of Shiites had protested across
Pakistan Monday calling for government protection as families of the
bombing victims refused to bury their dead until authorities took action
against those responsible. Members of the Pakistani Interfaith League
rallied in the capital Islamabad.

Sajid Ishaq: "Today, we are not gathered on the basis of religion, but
we are gathered on the basis of humanity because we believe that we are
all human beings first, and then we are Muslims, Christians, Hindus and
whatever. And today we have Christians, we have Bishops here, we have
pastors, we have Muslim friends here, we have Hindus and Sikhs. It is a
symbol of our unity. It's a symbol that people of Pakistan belong to one
family."

 

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