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Pakistan church blast kills dozens | Pakistan church blast kills dozens |
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Two bombs outside a church in Peshawar in Pakistan have killed at least 75 people, in one of the worst attacks on Christians in the country. | |
Two suicide bombers blew themselves up as worshippers were coming out of the city's historic All Saints church after attending Sunday Mass, police say. | |
Relatives of the victims gathered at the scene to protest against the government's failure to protect them. | |
Muslim militants have been blamed for past attacks on Pakistani Christians. | |
Estimates put the number of Christians in Pakistan at about 1.6% of the country's mainly Muslim population. | |
Demonstrations were held in other cities, with police in Karachi firing tear gas and bullets into the air to disperse hundreds of protesters. | |
The BBC's Shahzeb Jillani says Sunday's attack has outraged many Pakistanis, but there is also a sense of helplessness about the government's apparent inability to prevent such atrocities. | |
Witnesses said they heard two blasts, the second more powerful than the first. | Witnesses said they heard two blasts, the second more powerful than the first. |
No-one has admitted carrying out the attack, in which more than 120 people were wounded. | |
About 500 to 600 people were believed to have been inside the church at the time. | About 500 to 600 people were believed to have been inside the church at the time. |
Grieving relatives have gathered to identify their relatives. | Grieving relatives have gathered to identify their relatives. |