Re: 22 killed in suicide bombing in Pakistan: NWFP
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Up to eight dead in Pakistan blasts-minister ISLAMABAD, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Explosions hit a procession of Shi'ite Muslims in northwestern Pakistan on Thursday, killing up to eight people, and possibly more, in what could have been a suicide bombing, the interior minister said. A Shi'ite cleric said up to 20 people were killed in what he said was a suicide attack in the town of Hangu in North West Frontier Province during a procession to mark Ashura, but his figures could not immediately be confirmed. Interior Minister Aftab Ahmed Khan Sherpao said there had been three explosions. He said he had conflicting reports as to the number of dead. "It's possibly four to eight and there could be even more," he told Reuters, adding that it could have been a suicide bombing. An army officer, who did not want to be identified, said dozens of people were wounded. Sherpao said troops had been sent to restore order after angry Shi'ites went on the rampage and burned shops. Riffat Pasha, police chief of NWFP, told Reuters there had been some shooting into the air after the blasts. "We have sent armoured personnel carriers there, and the Frontier Constabulary is also there," he said. "The situation is pretty much under control. (Posted @ 13:15 PST)
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