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May 27, 2005
Bomb Explodes at Muslim Shrine in Pakistan - 20 Dead [updated]
A homicide bombing Friday at a Muslim shrine near Pakistan's capital killed at least 12 people and wounded dozens, officials said. Witnesses said they counted at least 20 bodies.

The motive for the attack was not immediately clear, but this Islamic country has a long history of violence between Sunni and Shiite Muslims .

Hundreds of Shiites were gathered at the Bari Imam shrine on the outskirts of Islamabad for a religious festival when the bomb went off.

"About 12 people have been killed and it seems to have been a suicide attack," said Information Sheikh Rashid Ahmed . He said the death toll may rise.

An Associated Press photographer at the scene counted at least 20 bodies, many of them in pieces. An intelligence official said at least 20 were killed and 150 were wounded.

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Update: Reports have updated the death toll to 20

Posted by Michele at May 27, 2005 05:15 AM | TrackBack
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