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March 15, 2018

Pakistan: Taliban Bomb Blast Kills 9 at Lahore Police Checkpoint
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In Pakistan, a bomb detonated at a police checkpoint in Lahore on
Wednesday, killing nine people and wounding at least 27 others. The
Pakistani Taliban took credit for the blast, which came during a police
shift change outside a religious festival attended by nearly 80,000
people.


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