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Suicide bomber killed in Pakistan

By B. Muralidhar Reddy

ISLAMABAD, FEB. 28. A suicide bomber was killed and three worshippers were injured at a mosque in Rawalpindi this evening. According to reports, the suicide bomber was killed when the explosives strapped round his waist went off.

It is seen as a sectarian attack and set off alarm signals among the authorities. Police and paramilitary troops have been put on alert.

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