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Suicide bomber kills 35 near Pakistan's capital

November 2, 2009 By The Associated Press ASHRAF KHAN (Associated Press Writers), SEBASTIAN ABBOT (Associated Press Writers)

RAWALPINDI, Pakistan (AP) — A suicide bomb killed 35 people near Pakistan's military headquarters Monday while a second blast wounded several police, continuing a wave of terrorism that prompted the United Nations to suspend long-term development work near the Afghan border.

The rash of attacks by Islamist militants has killed at least 300 people across Pakistan over the past month — including...

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