Bomb kills at least 45 in Shiite area of Karachi
- Published: 3 Mar 2013 at 23.49
- Online news: Asia
A huge car bomb blast in a mainly Shiite Muslim area of Karachi on Sunday killed at least 45 people, officials said, amid a spate of sectarian violence that has come as Pakistan prepares for elections.
Pakistani rescuers gather at the site of a bomb blast in Karachi, on March 3, 2013. A huge car bomb blast in a mainly Shiite Muslim area of Karachi on Sunday killed at least 45 people, officials said, amid a spate of sectarian violence that has come as Pakistan prepares for elections.
The explosion blew the front off two five-storey apartment blocks in the Abbas town area of Pakistan's largest city, setting one on fire and trapping people beneath piles of rubble.
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