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Fri 09 Sep 2010Attack on Pakistan rally kills 54
A suicide bomber struck a rally in the Pakistani city of Quetta today, killing at least 54 people in the second major attack this week, piling pressure on a government struggling with a flood crisis.
The attack on the Shia rally expressing solidarity with the Palestinian people came as the United States said the devastating floods are likely to delay army offensives against Taliban insurgents.
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