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| Pakistan Karachi bomb blast kills at least 25 | Pakistan Karachi bomb blast kills at least 25 |
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| At least 25 people have been killed by a bomb explosion in the Pakistani city of Karachi, police say. | At least 25 people have been killed by a bomb explosion in the Pakistani city of Karachi, police say. |
| The blast in the mainly Shia Muslim area of Abbas Town destroyed several buildings and set others on fire. Some reports spoke of a second explosion. | The blast in the mainly Shia Muslim area of Abbas Town destroyed several buildings and set others on fire. Some reports spoke of a second explosion. |
| Rescuers have been struggling to reach people thought to be trapped under the rubble. | Rescuers have been struggling to reach people thought to be trapped under the rubble. |
| Pakistan's Shia minority are the target of frequent sectarian attacks from Sunni militant groups. | Pakistan's Shia minority are the target of frequent sectarian attacks from Sunni militant groups. |
| The explosion sent a huge column of smoke into the sky above Karachi and caused a power cut in part of the city. | The explosion sent a huge column of smoke into the sky above Karachi and caused a power cut in part of the city. |
| Residents have been using car headlights to help rescuers search for survivors, local media reports said. | Residents have been using car headlights to help rescuers search for survivors, local media reports said. |
| More than 50 people were injured, and there are fears the number of dead will rise. | More than 50 people were injured, and there are fears the number of dead will rise. |
| Rescue work was delayed as some residents fired guns into the air in anger at the carnage, reports say. | |
| Sectarian divide | |
| Pakistan's main political and religious leaders rushed to condemn the attack - the latest to target the Shia minority. | Pakistan's main political and religious leaders rushed to condemn the attack - the latest to target the Shia minority. |
| Nearly 200 people were killed in two separate bombings targeting the Shia community in the south-western city of Quetta in January and February. | |
| Some relatives of the victims there initially refused to bury their dead in protest at what they said was the failure of the authorities to protect their community from attack. | Some relatives of the victims there initially refused to bury their dead in protest at what they said was the failure of the authorities to protect their community from attack. |
| No group has yet said it carried out the Karachi bombing, but correspondents say suspicion is likely to fall on Sunni militant groups. | |
| Groups such as Lashkar-e-Jhangvi regard Shia Muslims as heretics and have stepped up attacks in recent years. | |
| They are thought to have set several training camps for militants and police seizures have shown they have access to large quantities of weapons and explosives, the BBC's M Ilyas Khan in Islamabad says. | |
| Some activists called 2012 the worst year in living memory for attacks on Pakistan's Shia community. | |
| Karachi - Pakistan's biggest city and commercial capital - has a long history of violence. | Karachi - Pakistan's biggest city and commercial capital - has a long history of violence. |
| As well as a sectarian divide between Sunni and Shia, that city has also seen conflict between different ethnic communities - Pashtuns from north-west Pakistan, Mohajirs (immigrants from India following the Partition) and Sindhis. | As well as a sectarian divide between Sunni and Shia, that city has also seen conflict between different ethnic communities - Pashtuns from north-west Pakistan, Mohajirs (immigrants from India following the Partition) and Sindhis. |
| Are you in Karachi? Did you witness the explosion? You can send us your experiences using the form below. | Are you in Karachi? Did you witness the explosion? You can send us your experiences using the form below. |
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