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| Blasts Mar Pakistani Elections | ||
| 2013-05-12 | ||
As Pakistanis vote in parliamentary elections to fill 272 seats in the National Assembly, twin bomb blasts in Karachi killed at least 10 people. The blasts took place at a political campaign office for the Awami National Party, one of the parties targeted by the Taliban for election-related attacks. Shootings in the southwestern province of Baluchistan left another four people dead. However, considering the huge turnout at polling stations across the country, relatively few attacks have taken place so far on election day.
Bombings on Friday killed at least four people and wounded 18 others. The four died in a blast near political party offices in North Waziristan - a Taliban and al-Qaida stronghold. Thirteen people were wounded. A blast in the southwestern part of the country wounded five more people outside an office being used by the Pakistan People's Party. No one has claimed responsibility for the bombings, but Pakistan's military says it is deploying thousands of troops to polling stations and counting centers. The recent bombings of two rallies of a leading Islamic party, Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam, strengthened views the Taliban is opposed to democracy and is targeting anyone taking part in the elections. | ||
| Posted by:Steve White |