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Bomber targets Pakistan lawyers | |
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At least seven people have been killed in a suicide bombing at a lawyers rally in Islamabad, Pakistani police say. | |
Ousted chief justice Iftikhar Chaudhry was due to address the rally in the capital, but was not present at the time of the attack, officials said. | |
Television footage showed blood at the scene of the bombing and several people lying motionless on the ground. Some reports have put the death toll higher. | |
Mr Chaudhry was suspended in March for misuse of office, a charge he denies. | |
He has been at the centre of growing protests against the government of President Pervez Musharraf ever since. | |
Protests | Protests |
A number of people were also injured in the explosion near a stage which had been erected for Tuesday's rally close to the Supreme Court. | |
Police said Mr Chaudhry was several kilometres away when the blast occurred. | Police said Mr Chaudhry was several kilometres away when the blast occurred. |
It is not clear who might have been behind the attack. | |
In recent days, dozens of people have been killed in a spate of bombings in north-west Pakistan carried out by pro-Taleban militants opposed to Gen Musharraf. | In recent days, dozens of people have been killed in a spate of bombings in north-west Pakistan carried out by pro-Taleban militants opposed to Gen Musharraf. |