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February 14, 2017

Pakistan: Suicide Attack Kills 13 in Lahore
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In Pakistan, a suicide attack targeting a protest in Lahore killed at
least 13 people Tuesday. Jamaat-ur-Ahrar, a breakaway faction of the
Pakistani Taliban, claimed responsibility for the attack, which also
wounded more than 80 people. It struck a rally of hundreds of
pharmacists and drug manufacturers who were protesting against
government regulations of drugs. This is Lahore resident Hassan Babur.

Hassan Babur: "There was peace and tranquillity in Lahore recently, but
yesterday's incident once again shook people's hearts. It showed that
these things, incidents of terrorism, have started taking place once
again."



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