Rescue workers and security officials stand at the site of a suicide bomb attack on the outskirts of Rawalpindi near Islamabad, November 21, 2012.
Taliban Suicide Bomber Strikes in Pakistan
Pakistani officials say a Taliban suicide bomber has killed 23 people near the capital, Islamabad.
Authorities said the bomber blew himself at a Shi'ite Muslim march in the city of Rawalpindi close to midnight local time after police tried to stop him for a security check. The blast wounded at least 62 others, including several children.
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Suicide Blasts Rock Pakistan
Pakistani officials say a Taliban suicide bomber killed 23 people near Islamabad after a suicide attack killed one person near a Shi'ite mosque in Karachi.
Earlier Wednesday, two blasts near a Shi'ite mosque in the southern port city of Karachi killed at least three people and wounded at least 15 others.
A Taliban spokesman claimed responsibility for both attacks, saying the terrorist group was targeting Shi'ites because it believes they are "blasphemers."
Also Wednesday, a bomb attack on a military convoy in the southwestern city of Quetta killed at least four soldiers.
The attacks took place as leaders from Bangladesh, Egypt, Indonesia, Iran, Malaysia, Nigeria, and Turkey joined Pakistani officials in Islamabad for a Developing Eight summit meeting to promote trade among the countries.
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