Thousands bury Karachi victims, toll rises to 48
- Published: 4 Mar 2013 at 12.49
- Online news: World
Thousands of Pakistanis attended funerals Monday for victims of a bombing that killed 48 people in a Shiite Muslim area of Karachi, the latest in a series of devastating attacks ahead of elections.
A Pakistani woman weeps as she stands at the site of a bomb blast in Karachi,on March 4, 2013.
The bomb exploded in Abbas Town as worshippers left mosques and ripped through two apartment blocks, setting one of them on fire and trapping people beneath piles of rubble. Survivors are being housed temporarily in schools.
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