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Soccer field bomb kills 11 in Pakistan

A bomb blast has killed 11 people and wounded 24 others at a soccer field in southern Pakistan.

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A bomb blast likely targeting a provincial government minister has killed 11 people at a soccer field in southern Pakistan, officials say.

The bomb planted next to the field in the city of Karachi was hidden in a motorcycle and went off before dawn on Wednesday, senior police official Razaq Dharejo said.

The bomb went off near the vehicle of provincial minister Javed Naghori, who was leaving after witnessing a late-night match between local teams in the Lyari neighbourhood, said provincial Information Minister Sharjeel Memon.

No one has claimed responsibility for the attack.


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