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| Hunt for clues in Pakistan attack | Hunt for clues in Pakistan attack |
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| Pakistani police are hunting for clues, a day after a suicide bombing in Islamabad that killed 18 policemen. | Pakistani police are hunting for clues, a day after a suicide bombing in Islamabad that killed 18 policemen. |
| Sunday's blast came on the first anniversary of the ending of a siege at the city's Red Mosque, in which more than 100 people died during fighting. | Sunday's blast came on the first anniversary of the ending of a siege at the city's Red Mosque, in which more than 100 people died during fighting. |
| The mosque was stormed by Pakistani troops to evict militants who had taken sanctuary within its complex. | The mosque was stormed by Pakistani troops to evict militants who had taken sanctuary within its complex. |
| Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani and President Pervez Musharraf both condemned the bombing. | |
| The White House called it a "needless act of violence". | |
| Meanwhile, police say at least 20 people have been injured in four small bomb explosions in the city of Karachi. | Meanwhile, police say at least 20 people have been injured in four small bomb explosions in the city of Karachi. |
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| The aftermath of the blasts in Karachi | |
| It is not yet clear who was behind the blasts. The city has a history of sectarian and political violence. | It is not yet clear who was behind the blasts. The city has a history of sectarian and political violence. |
| Fiery rhetoric | Fiery rhetoric |
| Interior secretary Kamal Shah told AFP news agency that a team of senior policemen and special investigators had been formed to investigate Sunday's attack. | Interior secretary Kamal Shah told AFP news agency that a team of senior policemen and special investigators had been formed to investigate Sunday's attack. |
| "At this stage it is too early to say who is behind it," he said. | "At this stage it is too early to say who is behind it," he said. |
| Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani and President Pervez Musharraf both condemned the bombing. The White House called it a "needless act of violence". | Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani and President Pervez Musharraf both condemned the bombing. The White House called it a "needless act of violence". |
| Three more police officers died on Monday, bringing the death toll to 18 in all, officials said. | Three more police officers died on Monday, bringing the death toll to 18 in all, officials said. |
| Officials said that the blast happened 15 minutes after a meeting of several thousand Islamists near the mosque, which is also known as Lal Masjid, ended. | Officials said that the blast happened 15 minutes after a meeting of several thousand Islamists near the mosque, which is also known as Lal Masjid, ended. |
| The meeting was held to mark the first anniversary of the ending of the siege. | The meeting was held to mark the first anniversary of the ending of the siege. |
| A year ago, Pakistani army commandos stormed the mosque, which had been taken over by pro-Taleban clerics. | A year ago, Pakistani army commandos stormed the mosque, which had been taken over by pro-Taleban clerics. |
| Islamist militants responded with a wave of suicide bombings around the country that killed around 1,000 people. | Islamist militants responded with a wave of suicide bombings around the country that killed around 1,000 people. |
| The anniversary demonstration itself was peaceful, but the rhetoric was fiery, with calls for revenge and a Muslim holy war. | The anniversary demonstration itself was peaceful, but the rhetoric was fiery, with calls for revenge and a Muslim holy war. |
| No organisation has admitted carrying out the attack, but local media reports said the tone of the rally grew more heated after the arrival of banned militant groups suspected of being allied to or inspired by al-Qaeda, our correspondent adds. | No organisation has admitted carrying out the attack, but local media reports said the tone of the rally grew more heated after the arrival of banned militant groups suspected of being allied to or inspired by al-Qaeda, our correspondent adds. |
| Last year, al-Qaeda leaders had called on Pakistani Muslims to avenge the raid. | Last year, al-Qaeda leaders had called on Pakistani Muslims to avenge the raid. |
| The bombing comes after a period of relative calm, with the country's newly elected government adopting a strategy of political negotiations and development to try to end Islamic militancy. | The bombing comes after a period of relative calm, with the country's newly elected government adopting a strategy of political negotiations and development to try to end Islamic militancy. |