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Terror bombings kill 115 across Pakistan

Pool-hall blasts in Shiite area fatal to 81

By DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE STAFF FROM WIRE REPORTS

Posted: January 11, 2013 at 3:06 a.m.

Credit: ASSOCIATED PRESS
 Pakistani police and others work at the scene of a bombing in Quetta where at least 12 people were killed.

A series of bombings killed 115 people Thursday across Pakistan, including 81 who died in twin blasts at a bustling billiards hall in a Shiite area of the southwestern city of Quetta.

Bombings Kill Scores in Pakistan

A series of bombings in different parts of Pakistan killed 115 people, including 81 who died in a sectarian attack on a billiard hall in the southwest city of Quetta. The blasts punctuated one of the deadliest days in recent years here. (By The Associated Press)
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