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UN boss deplore Lahore kaboom
 [Geo News] UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon sharply condemned WednesdayŽs deadly bombing in the Pakistani city of Lahore, his office said in a statement. ŽŽThe Secretary General strongly condemns the bombing today in Lahore, Pakistan, in which some 30 people were reported killed and 250 wounded,ŽŽ the UN statement said, adding ŽŽno cause can justify such indiscriminate terrorist violence.ŽŽ The blast -- the third deadly attack to rock the countryŽs liberal cultural capital in as many months -- which has killed more than 1,800 people across Pakistan in less than two years. Three attackers opened fire and threw a grenade before a van packed with explosives blew up close to the provincial headquarters of PakistanŽs top intelligence agency, Pakistani investigators said. Posted by: Fred 2009-05-28 |
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