3 Bombs Kill 25 at Shiite Muslim Procession

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LAHORE, Pakistan - Three bombs ripped through a Shiite Muslim religious procession in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore on Wednesday, killing 25 people and wounding about 150 others, officials said.

The explosions appeared to be the latest in a string of attacks by Sunni extremists against the minority Shiites they consider infidels. -Allied with al-Qaida and the Taliban, the bombers also are seeking to destabilize Pakistan's U.S.-backed government.

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3 Bombs Kill 25 at Shiite Muslim Procession

The blasts were the first major attacks since Pakistan was hit by devastating floods more than a mon...

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