{"id":19814,"date":"2013-01-11T14:00:25","date_gmt":"2013-01-11T13:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.presstv.ir\/detail\/2013\/01\/11\/282983\/pakistan-blasts-death-toll-climbs-to-125\/"},"modified":"2013-01-11T14:00:25","modified_gmt":"2013-01-11T13:00:25","slug":"pakistan-blasts-death-toll-climbs-to-125","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/breaking-news\/pakistan-blasts-death-toll-climbs-to-125\/","title":{"rendered":"Pakistan blasts death toll climbs to 125"},"content":{"rendered":"

Pakistani Shia Muslim mourners sit beside the coffins of bombing victims at a mosque in Quetta, Balochistan Province, January 11, 2013.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The death toll from a wave of bomb attacks targeting both security guards and civilians, including Shia Muslims, in Pakistan has climbed to 125.<\/p>\n

On Thursday, at least 92 people were killed and 121 others wounded in two separate bomb blasts in Quetta, the provincial capital of the southwestern Balochistan Province.<\/p>\n

The first bomb struck inside a snooker club. Minutes later, a bomber blew himself up in a car, ripping through the site to which police officers, media workers and rescue teams had rushed, according to the police.<\/p>\n

Officials said nine police officers, three local journalists, several rescue workers and a spokesman for the Frontier Corps paramilitary were among the dead.<\/p>\n

Earlier on Thursday, 11 people were killed and dozens wounded in a bomb attack targeting a vehicle belonging to the security forces in a crowded part of Quetta.<\/p>\n

Pakistani militant group Lashkar-e-Jhangvi has claimed responsibility for the deadly attacks.<\/p>\n

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Meanwhile, a separate blast at a religious gathering in the northwestern Swat valley killed 22 people and wounded more than 80.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nThousands of Pakistanis have lost their lives in bombings and other attacks since 2001, when Pakistan joined an alliance with the United States in Washington\u2019s so-called war on terror.<\/p>\n

Since late 2009, there has been a surge in militant attacks in Pakistan. Thousands have been displaced by the wave of violence and militancy sweeping the country.<\/p>\n

Shia Muslims in the country have also been targeted in violent campaigns over the past few years.<\/p>\n

Hundreds of Shia Muslims were killed across Pakistan last year. The attacks targeted many doctors, engineers, high-ranking government officials, teachers, and politicians.<\/p>\n

YH\/MRS\/HMV<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Pakistani Shia Muslim mourners sit beside the coffins of bombing victims at a mosque in Quetta, Balochistan Province, January 11, 2013.<\/span><\/p>\n

\n

The death toll from a wave of bomb attacks targeting both security guards and civilians, including Shia Muslims, in Pakistan has climbed to 125.<\/p>\n

On Thursday, at least 92 people were killed and 121 others wounded in two separate bomb blasts in Quetta, the provincial capital of the southwestern Balochistan Province.<\/p>\n

The first bomb struck inside a snooker club. Minutes later, a bomber blew himself up in a car, ripping through the site to which police officers, media workers and rescue teams had rushed, according to the police.<\/p>\n

Officials said nine police officers, three local journalists, several rescue workers and a spokesman for the Frontier Corps paramilitary were among the dead.<\/p>\n

Earlier on Thursday, 11 people were killed and dozens wounded in a bomb attack targeting a vehicle belonging to the security forces in a crowded part of Quetta.<\/p>\n

Pakistani militant group Lashkar-e-Jhangvi has claimed responsibility for the deadly attacks.<\/p>\n

\n

Meanwhile, a separate blast at a religious gathering in the northwestern Swat valley killed 22 people and wounded more than 80.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nThousands of Pakistanis have lost their lives in bombings and other attacks since 2001, when Pakistan joined an alliance with the United States in Washington’s so-called war on terror.<\/p>\n

Since late 2009, there has been a surge in militant attacks in Pakistan. Thousands have been displaced by the wave of violence and militancy sweeping the country.<\/p>\n

Shia Muslims in the country have also been targeted in violent campaigns over the past few years.<\/p>\n

Hundreds of Shia Muslims were killed across Pakistan last year. The attacks targeted many doctors, engineers, high-ranking government officials, teachers, and politicians.<\/p>\n

YH\/MRS\/HMV<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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