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    March 11, 2012

11 Killed in Pakistan Funeral Blast

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   A police officer and local residents examine a parked car damaged in a
   suicide bombing at a funeral on the outskirts of Peshawar, Pakistan,
   Sunday, March 11, 2012.
   Photo: AP
   A police officer and local residents examine a parked car damaged in a
   suicide bombing at a funeral on the outskirts of Peshawar, Pakistan,
   Sunday, March 11, 2012.

   Police in northwestern Pakistan say a suicide bomber has attacked a
   funeral, killing 11 people and wounding 30.
   Police say they believe a politician, Khusdil Khan, may have been the
   target of the bombing Sunday. The politician escaped unhurt from the
   blast. Khan is a member of the Awami National Party.
   There has been no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack on
   the outskirts of Peshawar.

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

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