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Rebel Tribal Chief Killing Sets Off Protests in Pakistan

HeadlineAug 28, 2006

In Pakistan, the government’s killing of a rebel tribal chief has set off major unrest. Baloch leader Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti died Saturday in a bombing in the Pakistani province of Baluchistan. Pakistan says the killing was unintentional and the result of clashes with government forces. Bugti’s death has led to protests across the province. Three demonstrators and at least one police officer have died.

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