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| Pakistan bomb kills eight and injures Karachi judge | Pakistan bomb kills eight and injures Karachi judge |
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| A remote-controlled bomb in the southern Pakistani city of Karachi has killed eight people and injured a senior judge, police say. | A remote-controlled bomb in the southern Pakistani city of Karachi has killed eight people and injured a senior judge, police say. |
| Justice Maqbool Baqir was on his way to the Sindh High Court on Wednesday morning when his security convoy was attacked. Several people were wounded. | Justice Maqbool Baqir was on his way to the Sindh High Court on Wednesday morning when his security convoy was attacked. Several people were wounded. |
| The Pakistani Taliban said they carried out the attack during rush hour. | |
| Karachi is Pakistan's biggest city and has in recent years been hit by ethnic, sectarian and political violence. | Karachi is Pakistan's biggest city and has in recent years been hit by ethnic, sectarian and political violence. |
| Last week, gunmen shot dead a provincial MP and his son after Friday prayers. | Last week, gunmen shot dead a provincial MP and his son after Friday prayers. |
| Police say that the wounded judge is now in hospital with critical injuries. His driver and guards were killed. | |
| The bomb was attached to a motorcycle and was so powerful that it damaged nearby shops, police told the Associated Press news agency. | The bomb was attached to a motorcycle and was so powerful that it damaged nearby shops, police told the Associated Press news agency. |
| Correspondents say Judge Baqir has a reputation for honesty. He has recently served in special anti-terrorism courts set up to deliver speedy punishments and received numerous death threats. | |
| Reports say many of the threats came from the extremist Sunni Muslim Lashkar-e-Jhangvi militant group, which has been angered over his handling of sectarian crimes. | Reports say many of the threats came from the extremist Sunni Muslim Lashkar-e-Jhangvi militant group, which has been angered over his handling of sectarian crimes. |
| The group has close ties with the Pakistani Taliban and al-Qaeda. It has previously admitted killing Shia Muslim lawyers in Karachi. |