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Death toll in Pakistan bombing rises to 45

by Reuters
Sunday, 3 March 2013 18:12 GMT

KARACHI, March 3 (Reuters) - The death toll from a suspected suicide bombing in Pakistan's commercial capital Karachi on Sunday has risen to 45, a senior city official said.

Hashim Raza also said 149 people were wounded in the attack outside a Shi'ite mosque, the latest signal that Sunni groups are escalating sectarian bombings against the minority. (Reporting by Imtiaz Shah; Writing by Michael Georgy; Editing by Robin Pomeroy)

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