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Four Separate Attacks Kill At Least 44 in Pakistan

The attacks occurred on the last Friday of Ramadan, a time of increased violence from Islamist terrorist groups.
Source: Naseer Ahmed / Reuters

Pakistan was hit by four attacks on Friday across three of the nation’s major cities, local officials reported. Three of the attacks were bombings, while the fourth was a shooting targeting police forces in the southern city of Karachi. Together, the attacks resulted in at least 44

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