20 bodies scattered round site of Pakistan blast

Thu Oct 18, 2007 3:48pm EDT
 
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KARACHI (Reuters) - More than 20 bodies lay on the ground close to a burning car after a blast went off during former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto's parade through Karachi hours after her return from self-imposed exile, a Reuters correspondent said.

The number of dead was unknown but body parts were scattered round the scene, he said.

 
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