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Blast at rally in Pakistan
A blast went off at a rally in Pakistan's Baluchistan province on Tuesday, causing several casualties.
- Agencies
- Published: 09:36 August 26, 2008
Dera Allah Yar: More than 20 people were wounded when a blast went off at a political rally in Pakistan's Baluchistan province on Tuesday.
"The device was planted on a motorcycle and went off when activists of a nationalist party were marching. There were no deaths but 21 people were wounded," said senior police officer Nazir Ahmed Kurd.
Witnesses said they saw several bodies at the scene of the blast in the town of Dera Allah Yar, south of the provincial capital Quetta.
Meanwhile, in Peshwar, gunmen fired four shots at a US consulate vehicle carrying three staff members, police said.
"Gunmen in a landcruiser opened fire at the car but no one was hurt," said city police official Raziq Khan.
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