At least 132 killed in bombing as ex-prime minister is arrested amid political turmoil in Pakistan
by Shashank Bengali and Aoun Sahi, Los Angeles Times
Jul 13, 2018
3 minutes
ISLAMABAD - At least 132 people were killed and dozens more critically injured Friday, in a bombing at an election campaign rally in a remote region of Pakistan, an attack that hurled the country deep into political chaos.
Officials blamed a suicide bomber for the killings and said the death toll could rise further.
The bombing happened on the day former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif made a dramatic return to Pakistan aboard a commercial plane and was immediately taken into custody along with
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