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House Explodes in Karachi, Pakistan

   VOA News 08 January 2010
   Injured Pakistani

Photo: AP

   Pakistani  volunteers  carry  an  injured person after an explosion in
   Karachi, Pakistan, 10 Jan 2010

   A  house  in Pakistan's commercial center Karachi has been rocked by a
   large explosion, killing at least seven people.
   Officials  say  Friday's  explosion  flattened  a  home  in the Baldia
   neighborhood  that  was  apparently  being  used  as  a  safehouse for
   militants.
   Police  searching  through  the  rubble  say they have recovered guns,
   grenades,  suicide  vests  and  other explosives.  They say the people
   inside the home may have set off the blast by accident.
   Police  are trying to determine the identity of the victims.  They say
   at least two suspects have been taken into custody.
   Karachi had been spared from the violence that has plagued much of the
   country.   But  there  have  been a series of attacks in recent weeks,
   including  last  week's bombing of a Shi'ite religious procession that
   killed at least 43 people.
   The  Pakistani  military  has  been  mounting  an  offensive  to  oust
   militants  from their strongholds in northwestern tribal regions.  The
   militants  have  retaliated  with bomb and shooting attacks across the
   country.

   Some information for this report was provided by AP, AFP and Reuters.

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