Bomb rips apart Shia neighborhood in Pakistan, 45 dead

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KARACHI: At least 45 people, many women and children among them, were killed and over 135 injured in a massive bombing in the city’s Shia-dominated neighbourhood of Abbas Town on Sunday evening.

The explosion took place at the time of Maghrib prayers between two apartment blocks at the entrance to Abbas Town.

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According to initial estimates, 40 to 50 apartments were destroyed and over 10 shops flattened.

Law-enforcement officials stayed away from the place for quite some time after the blast.

East Karachi DIG Aleem Jafri suspected that an explosive-laden vehicle might have been used.

“Over 150kg of high explosives laced with ball bearings were detonated by a time device,” he told Dawn, citing a report of the bomb disposal unit.

The blast left a four-foot deep crater of 10-foot circumference. An area of around 700 metres had been affected, the DIG said.

http://dawn.com/2013/03/04/blast-ravages-shia-neighbourhood/

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The killing never stops

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http://dawn.com/2013/03/04/blast-ravages-shia-neighbourhood/karachi-abbas-townblast-670-afp/

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I can't even imagine what it must be like to live in some of these countries with all of these bombings targeting civilians.

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I can't even imagine what it must be like to live in some of these countries with all of these bombings targeting civilians.

The mistake America made is getting involved in those countries. They think nothing of doing this to each other, why would they hesitate doing this to us (if they can)?

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The mistake America made is getting involved in those countries. They think nothing of doing this to each other, why would they hesitate doing this to us (if they can)?

I don't think they would hesitate to do it to us if they could. I knew a guy who was on the State Police bomb squad and they train for for terrorist bombings. I remember him talking about suicide bombers in the Middle East and he said that it's not a case of if it will happen here but when.

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More details.

KARACHI: One of Karachi's worst bomb blasts killed 40 people including women and children and left 135 others wounded on Sunday, as the police and rangers of the entire city apparently remained deployed on security of dignitaries at an engagement ceremony of a provincial advisor.

http://www.thenews.com.pk/article-90636-Karachi:-40-killed,-as-VIPs-enjoy-full-security-at-a-ceremony

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And no help from the city. Wow.

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You can't negotiate with those folks

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Pakistani Federal Interior Minister blames Taliban for attack, alleges alliance between local ruling party and Taliban

KARACHI: Federal Interior Minister Rehman Malik said on Monday that like Quetta the Punjabi Taliban was behind the attack in Karachi’s Abbas Town on Sunday, DawnNews reported.

The interior minister said that the Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) had its headquarters in Punjab and claimed that the province’s ruling party the Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz (PML-N) was in an electoral alliance with the banned organisation.

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The bomb merely did what a drone was about to do. It's all Obama's fault.

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You can't negotiate with those folks

You can never negotiate with these guys who take cover of religion and instigate other to kill in name of religion.

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You can never negotiate with these guys who take cover of religion and instigate other to kill in name of religion.

Agreed