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Seven people killed in twin Quetta blasts
Two suicide bombings near an army checkpost in Quetta on Thursday killed seven people, including three personnel of the Pakistan Army, military spokesman Major General Waheed Arshad said. An official at the Inter-Services Public Relations said three of the dead were soldiers, while the remaining four were civilians. Six people died instantly, while the seventh died at Combined Military Hospital, where all the injured were shifted for immediate treatment. Meanwhile, independent sources said the blasts had killed 12 people and injured 16. AP quoted deputy police chief Rehmatullah Niazi as saying that 10 people had died. The suicide attacks occurred two days before the visit of former premier Benazir Bhutto, who is scheduled to visit Quetta on December 15 as a part of her election campaign. No group has accepted responsibility for the blasts. Posted by: Fred 2007-12-14 |
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