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| Bomber targets Pakistan lawyers | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. |
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