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Pakistan volleyball match attacked by suicide bomber
At least 45 people have been killed after a suspected suicide bomb attack at a volleyball pitch in the troubled north-west of Pakistan, officials say. Officials said the bomber drove a vehicle towards the field as people gathered to watch a match. Emergency workers put the toll as high as 70. The attack happened near Lakki Marwat, close to North and South Waziristan. Dozens of people were reported to be injured in Friday's attack. Several buildings collapsed, trapping people under rubble."The villagers were watching the match between the two village teams when the bomber rashly
Among those killed are believed to be members of a local peace committee who have been campaigning for an end to the violence. Mushtaq Marwat, a member of the group, told Pakistan's Geo TV that the attack occurred as the committee was meeting in a nearby mosque. Other witnesses recalled seeing a bright flash before hearing an ear-piercing explosion. The attack came as a general strike was held in Karachi, Pakistan's commercial capital, in protest against a bombing there on Monday and riots that followed. The bombing, which killed at least 43 people, targeted a Shia Muslim march and was claimed by the Taliban. Posted by: Pappy 2010-01-01 |
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