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Bomb Explodes In Pakistan, Killing 20

HeadlineMay 27, 2005

A suspected suicide bomb exploded today inside a crowded Muslim shrine near the Pakistani capital, killing at least 20 people and wounding dozens more. Thousands of worshippers were attending a religious festival at the time of the explosion. An Associated Press photographer at the scene counted at least 20 bodies, many of them in pieces, making it hard to give an exact figure. An intelligence official said at least 20 were killed and 150 wounded.

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