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CHRONOLOGY-Major bomb attacks in Pakistan
06 Jul 2008 16:12:18 GMT
Source: Reuters
July 6 (Reuters) - A suicide bomber killed more than 10 people and wounded 22 in an attack on police who had been guarding Islamists marking the anniversary of an army commando raid on the Red Mosque in Pakistan's capital, police said.

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Here is a chronology of some of the worst bomb attacks since former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto's death at the end of 2007:

Dec. 27, 2007 - Bhutto is killed in a bomb attack after a rally in Rawalpindi. More than 20 others are also killed.

Jan. 10, 2008 - A suicide bomber walks up to policemen outside the High Court in Lahore and sets off explosives. Nineteen people are killed, 16 policemen and 3 passers-by.

Feb. 22 - A roadside bomb kills 13 members of a wedding party, including the bride, in Swat.

Feb. 29 - A suicide attack on a police funeral in the district of Swat kills 40 people.

March 2 - At least 40 people are killed when a suicide bomber attacks a traditional tribal meeting in the tribal region of Darra Adam Kheil.

March 11 - Two suicide car bombers strike, killing 24 people, most of them in an attack on a government security office in Lahore.

March 15 - A bomb attack at an Italian restaurant in Islamabad, a favourite hangout for foreigners, kills a Turkish woman and wounds several others, including four FBI agents.

June 2 - A suicide bomber blows up a car outside the Danish embassy in Islamabad killing at least six people and wounding about 20.

July 6 - More than 10 people are killed in a suicide attack on police guarding Islamists who were marking the anniversary of an army commando raid on the Red Mosque in Islamabad. (Writing by Nagesh Narayana, David Cutler and Jijo Jacob;)
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