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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. A twin-suicide bombing outside a church in Peshawar in Pakistan has 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. Two 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.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. Militants linked to Pakistani Taliban have said they carried out the bombing.
Estimates put the number of Christians in Pakistan at about 1.6% of the country's mainly Muslim population. The group, Jandullah, said it was in retaliation US drone strikes in Pakistan's tribal northwest.
Demonstrations were held in other cities, with police in Karachi firing tear gas and bullets into the air to disperse hundreds of protesters. Sunday's twin attacks targeted Peshawar's historic All Saints Church as hundreds of worshippers were attending Mass.
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. Suicide vests were later found outside the church, officials say. More than 120 people were wounded in the bombings.
About 500 to 600 people were believed to have been inside the church at the time. It is the latest in a series of attacks on Pakistani Christians, who represent about 1.6% of the country's largely Muslim population.
Grieving relatives have gathered to identify their relatives. The BBC's Shahzeb Jillani in Pakistan says the attack has outraged many people, but there is also a sense of helplessness about the government's apparent inability to prevent such atrocities.
There were angry scenes outside the church, with friends and relatives denouncing the government.
Demonstrations were held in other cities too.
In Karachi, police fired bullets in air and tear gas to disperse hundreds of protesters.