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Toll from Pakistan suicide attack climbs to over 45
18 Oct 2007 20:29:01 GMT
Source: Reuters
KARACHI, Oct 19 (Reuters) - The death toll from a suspected suicide bomb attack during former Pakistan prime minister Benazir Bhutto's return from exile climbed to at least 45, according to Reuters journalists at hospitals in Karachi

A Reuters journalist on Friday counted 33 shrouded corpses being carried on stretchers into the city's Liaquat National Hospital, while another Reuters journalist saw at least 12 more at the Jinnah hospital.

There were at least two dozen wounded admitted to Jinnah hospital, half of them in a serious condition.
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An activist of All Party Hurriyat (Freedom) Conference (APHC) looks on as she takes part in a protest in front of the Indian High Commission in Islamabad October 27, 2007. Kashmiris living in Pakistan staged protest rallies following a call by the All Parties Hurriyat (Freedom) Conference (APHC) to observed "Black Day" on Saturday to mark 60 years of India's military presence in Kashmir. REUTERS/Faisal Mahmood (PAKISTAN)



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