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Suicide Bomber in SW Pakistan Kills 8 at Islamist Rally

Ayaz Gul

   ISLAMABAD - A suicide blast Monday ripped through a crowd in
   southwestern Pakistan, killing at least eight people and injuring
   around 20 others.

   There were no immediate claims for the deadly attack in Quetta, the
   capital of Baluchistan province.

   Police chief Abdul Razaq Cheema told reporters the bomber detonated
   explosives strapped to his body when security guards intercepted and
   tried to stop him from entering a rally of Islamic activists.

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