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| Pakistan church blast 'kills 40' | |
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| A bomb blast outside a church in the Pakistani city of Peshawar kills at least 40 people and injured more than 40, medics say. | |
| A bomb disposal officer said two suicide bombers blew themselves up outside the church when people were coming out after Sunday Mass. | A bomb disposal officer said two suicide bombers blew themselves up outside the church when people were coming out after Sunday Mass. |
| The victims were said to include women and children. | The victims were said to include women and children. |
| Islamist militants have been blamed for previous such attacks on Pakistan's Christian minority. | Islamist militants have been blamed for previous such attacks on Pakistan's Christian minority. |
| Christians make up about 1.6% of Pakistan's mainly Muslim population. | Christians make up about 1.6% of Pakistan's mainly Muslim population. |