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Pakistan: Minority Hazara Protest After Suicide Bomb Kills 24

HeadlineApr 15, 2019

In Pakistan, a suicide bomb in the northern city of Quetta, in Balochistan province, killed a reported 24 people and injured dozens more Friday. The militant group Lashkar-e-Jhangvi is believed to be responsible for the attack, which targeted the Hazara Shia Muslim minority. Since Friday’s attack, members of the Hazara community have been protesting the government’s failure to prevent violent attacks in the region.

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