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Pakistan: Karachi Bomb Blast Kills 15
At least 15 people have been killed in a blast in the volatile Pakistani city of Karachi, officials say.At least 30 people are reported to have been wounded in the explosion in Pakistan’s main commercial city.Police say the blast was caused by a bomb which rocked an illegal gambling den that officials say is operated…
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Bomb blast outside senior cop’s residence in Karachi, seven killed
KARACHI: A strong bomb blast has been reported in the posh locality of Defense Housing Authority in Karachi near Darakshan police station early on Monday morning, according to Pakistan media reports. According to initial reports, seven people have been killed in the blast that occurred outside the residence of SP Crime Investigation Department (CID) Chaudhry…
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999 callers gave up waiting for police to answer during the riots
The Met statistics show that 3,821 emergency 999 calls went unanswered on Monday August 8, the third day of last month’s rioting in the capital. Three quarters of non-emergency calls to police were also abandoned. It also took an average of 75 seconds that day for operators to pick up the 999 calls that were…
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Schools prevented from becoming academies by bank fears over PFI deals
The government’s flagship programme to convert hundreds of schools to academies has been delayed after banks refused to sign private finance contracts. At least 16 schools that were due to leave local authority control at the start of this term have been put on hold after banks questioned whether councils would still be liable for…
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Deal to free 2 Americans jailed in Iran hits snag
(AP) — A bail-for-freedom deal for two Americans jailed as spies in Iran hit a snag Sunday because a judge whose signature is needed on the bail papers was on vacation, the prisoners’ lawyer said, dashing hopes for their immediate release. The attorney, Masoud Shafiei, said he could not complete the paperwork on the $1…
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Feds probe 2nd fatal air show crash in 24 hours
MARTINSBURG, W.Va. – The second deadly air show crash in 24 hours has left one pilot dead in West Virginia and prompted the National Transportation Safety Board to dispatch an investigator to the site where an aerobatic demonstration plane plunged into a runway and exploded as spectators looked on. Thousands of people were watching from…