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Blast in Pakistan's Karachi kills 8 during polls

by Reuters
Saturday, 11 May 2013 05:53 GMT

KARACHI, May 11 (Reuters) - The death toll from a blast at the offices of a political party in the Pakistani city of Karachi climbed to eight as Pakistanis voted in a landmark election, television stations reported.

About 35 people were wounded in the attack at an office of the Awami National Party (ANP). The al Qaeda-linked Taliban, who regard the general election as un-Islamic, have killed over 100 people since April, mostly through suicide bombings, which have prevented mostly secular candidates from campaigning. (Writing by Michael Georgy; Editing by John Chalmers)

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