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Pakistan: Riots erupt in Karachi after deadly bombing kills at least 30
adnkronos.com ^ | 12/28/09 | staff

Posted on 12/28/2009 9:02:11 PM PST by Nachum

Karachi, 28 Dec. (AKI) - By Syed Saleem Shahzad - Riots erupted in the Pakistani port city of Karachi on Monday when a suicide attack killed at least 30 people and injured at least 80 during a Shia Muslim procession to mark the Ashura festival. It was the third and largest attack on a Shia congregation in Pakistan in the past three days.

Hundreds of people had been part of the procession at the time of the bomb attack.

Immediately after the explosion, marchers turned their anger on security forces and emergency workers.

Pakistan's security forces had been on high alert as Shia Muslims marked the holy month of Muharram or Ashura.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: bombing; karachi; pakistan; riots

1 posted on 12/28/2009 9:02:13 PM PST by Nachum
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To: Nachum

***Forever Mired in Islam Alert***


2 posted on 12/28/2009 9:06:00 PM PST by samadams2000 (Someone important make......The Call!)
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To: Nachum

3 posted on 12/28/2009 9:06:51 PM PST by omega4179 (Marco2010)
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To: Nachum
Immediately after the explosion, marchers turned their anger on security forces and emergency workers.

Whipped into a frenzy for blood by their moon god. Lashing out like a pack of mad dogs, attacking the people who are trying to help them. Mass insanity with an evil core.

4 posted on 12/28/2009 9:22:24 PM PST by Steely Tom (Obama goes on long after the thrill of Obama is gone)
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To: Steely Tom
Immediately after the explosion, marchers turned their anger on security forces and emergency workers.

We should allow several million of them to immigrate to the Chicago area, to show compassion.

5 posted on 12/28/2009 9:26:34 PM PST by dragnet2
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