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Death toll in Pakistan suicide bombing rises to 54 as families hold funerals, police say

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The death toll in a massive suicide bombing that targeted a rally of a pro-Taliban cleric rose to 54 Monday as Pakistan held funerals. Sunday’s attack also wounded nearly 200.

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  1. Politico

    Suicide bomber at political rally in Pakistan kills at least 44 (opens Politico)

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    Politico's feed description

    The attack came in a northwestern region near Afghanistan.

  2. Wfmy News 2

    Suicide bomber at political rally in northwest Pakistan kills at least 44 people, wounds nearly 200 (opens Wfmy News 2)

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    Wfmy News 2's feed description

    The bombing was one of the four worst attacks in northwestern Pakistan since 2014.

  3. Madison

    Death toll in Pakistan suicide bombing rises to 54 as families hold funerals, police say (opens Madison)

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    The death toll in a massive suicide bombing that targeted a rally of a pro-Taliban cleric rose to 54 Monday as Pakistan held funerals. Sunday’s attack also wounded nearly 200.

  4. The Diplomat

    Suicide Bomber Kills At Least 44 People, Wounds 200 in Northwest Pakistan (opens The Diplomat)

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    The Diplomat's feed description

    The attack on a Jamiat Ulema Islam political rally in Bajur district was aimed at weakening political Islamists.

  5. FOX 35 Orlando

    Pakistan bombing kills at least 44 people and injures nearly 200 (opens FOX 35 Orlando)

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    FOX 35 Orlando's feed description

    An explosion at a political rally on Pakistan’s border with Afghanistan killed at least 44 people and wounded nearly 200 in a Sunday attack that a senior leader said wanted to weaken Pakistani Islamists.

  6. Al Jazeera

    Pakistan holds funerals as death toll from rally bombing rises to 54 (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Police say their initial investigation suggests that the ISIL (ISIS) regional affiliate could be responsible.

  7. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Suicide bombing kills 44 at rally in Pakistan (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's feed description

    KHAR, Pakistan -- A suicide bomber blew himself up at a political rally in a former stronghold of militants in northwest Pakistan bordering Afghanistan on Sunday, killing at least 44 people and wounding nearly 200 in an attack that a senior leader said was meant to weaken Pakistani Islamists.

  8. ABC 13 Houston

    Death toll rises to 54 after blast at Pakistan political gathering (opens ABC 13 Houston)

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    ABC 13 Houston's feed description

    The death toll rose on Monday to 54 after an apparent suicide bombing on Sunday at a political event in Pakistan, officials said.

  9. The Week

    Blast at political rally in Pakistan kills 43, wounds 200 (opens The Week)

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    Officials believe the blast, which targeted a political rally in northwest Pakistan, was carried out by the Islamic State affiliate in the region.

  10. The Boston Globe

    At least 43 killed in blast at political rally in Pakistan (opens The Boston Globe)

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    An explosion at a political rally on Sunday in northwest Pakistan killed at least 43 people and wounded 200 more, officials said, the latest sign of the deteriorating security situation in the country, where some militant groups have become more active over the past two years since finding a haven i…

  11. NPR

    Pakistan's government vows to find those behind a deadly bombing (opens NPR)

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    Pakistan is vowing to hunt down those behind a massive suicide bombing on Sunday that targeted a rally of a pro-Taliban cleric. Dozens of people were killed and nearly 200 wounded.

  12. The Columbian

    Pakistan buries dead from massive suicide attack at political rally that killed 54 (opens The Columbian)

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    KHAR, Pakistan (AP) — Hundreds of mourners attended funerals in Pakistan on Monday after a suicide bombing killed at least 54 people at an election rally for a pro-Taliban cleric, carrying caskets dra

  13. Wyoming Public Media

    The death toll in the Pakistan suicide bombing rises as families hold funerals (opens Wyoming Public Media)

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    Wyoming Public Media's feed description

    No one immediately claimed responsibility for Sunday's bombing, which killed dozens and wounded nearly 200 people.

  14. Herald Bulletin

    Pakistan buries dead from massive suicide attack at political rally (opens Herald Bulletin)

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    The death toll in a massive suicide bombing that targeted a rally of a pro-Taliban cleric rose to 54 Monday as Pakistan held funerals. Sunday’s attack also wounded nearly 200.

  15. The Guardian

    Islamic State says it carried out Pakistan suicide bombing that killed 54 (opens The Guardian)

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    Blast took place at political rally for a pro-Taliban party as country faces a rising tide of militant attacks

  16. Fox News

    Mourners gather for funerals in Pakistan after deadly suicide bombing at election rally where 54 were killed (opens Fox News)

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    Hundreds of mourners in Pakistan attended funerals after a devastating suicide bombing at an election rally for a pro-Taliban cleric resulted in at least 54 deaths.

  17. WFMZ Allentown

    Pakistan buries the dead after 54 killed in a bombing at an election rally for a pro-Taliban cleric (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    Hundreds of mourners attended funerals in Pakistan after a suicide bombing killed at least 54 people at an election rally for a pro-Taliban cleric. They carried caskets draped in colorful

  18. UPI

    At least 54 killed in suicide bombing at major political convention in Pakistan (opens UPI)

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    At least 54 people, including five children were dead and more than 100 injured Monday after a bombing at an Islamist political gathering that targeted one of the country's major parties.

  19. WDIO Duluth

    Pakistan holds funerals as government vows to hunt down those behind the weekend's suicide bombing (opens WDIO Duluth)

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    Pakistan is holding funerals for victims of a massive suicide bombing that targeted a rally of a pro-Taliban cleric over the weekend. Sunday's attack killed at least 45 people and wounded nearly 200. The government vowed to hunt down those behind the attack.

  20. Christian Science Monitor

    Deadly attack in Pakistan reflects divisions between Islamist groups (opens Christian Science Monitor)

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    Christian Science Monitor's feed description

    In Pakistan, a suicide bombing at an election rally for a pro-Taliban cleric killed 54 and injured nearly 200 on Sunday. Although no one has yet claimed responsibility for the attack, it appears to reflect divisions between Islamist groups in the region.

  21. NPR

    Pakistan holds funerals as the government vows to find those behind a deadly bombing (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    No one immediately claimed responsibility for Sunday's bombing, which killed dozens and wounded nearly 200 people.

  22. NBC Chicago

    A bomb at a political rally in northwest Pakistan kills at least 44 people and wounds nearly 200 (opens NBC Chicago)

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    An explosion at a political rally on Pakistan’s border with Afghanistan killed at least 44 people and wounded nearly 200 in a Sunday attack that a senior leader called aimed at weakening the Islamist party.

  23. The Times of Israel

    Suicide bomber at political rally in Pakistan kills at least 44, wounds nearly 200 (opens The Times of Israel)

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    The Times of Israel's feed description

    Attacker strikes gathering of supporters of hard-line cleric and political leader in country’s northwestern Bajur district, which borders Afghanistan

  24. NBC News

    Pakistan holds funerals as government vows to hunt down those behind deadly suicide bombing (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    The victims were all from the Jamiat Ulema Islam party, which is headed by a hard-line cleric and politician.

  25. New York Post

    Pakistan suicide bombing death toll rises to 45 (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    The death toll in a suicide bombing at a political rally held by a religious party rose to 45 on Monday, officials said, an attack compounding fears of unrest ahead of a general election due later …

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