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Suicide bombing at a Shiite mosque on Islamabad's outskirts kills at least 31 and wounds scores
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Suicide bombing at a Shiite mosque on Islamabad's outskirts kills at least 31 and wounds scores

  • By MUNIR AHMED Associated Press

Pakistani officials say a suicide bomber targeted a Shiite mosque on the outskirts of Islamabad during Friday prayers, killing 31 people and wounding at least 169 others. It was a rare attack in the capital of Pakistan as its Western-allied government struggles to rein in a surge in militant attacks across the country. Some of the wounded in the attack on the sprawling mosque of Khadija Al-Kubra were reported to be in critical condition. Television footage and social media images showed police and residents transporting the wounded to nearby hospitals. No group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack. Militant groups across Pakistan often target security forces and civilians.

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