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By Benjamin Sand
Islamabad
12 April 2006
Mourners pray during the funeral of three victims of a suicide bombing, Wednesday, April 12, 2006 in Karachi
Pakistani security forces are on high alert a day after a suicide-bomb attack in the southern city of Karachi killed more than 50 people.
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Businesses and schools across Karachi were closed and security forces patrolled largely empty streets, but there was isolated1 rioting for the second day to protest the bombing.
The provincial2 government has declared a three-day mourning period, while bracing3 for more possible attacks.
Hard-line religious groups are using the bombing Tuesday outside a Sunni Mosque4 to fuel anti-government sentiment.
Speaking to reporters, the president of the conservative MMA religious alliance, Qazi Hussain Ahmed, indirectly5 blamed the attack on Pakistan President Pervez Mushharaf.
"This is the proof of the failure of the government of Pervez Musharraf," he said. "They cannot provide protection."
No one has claimed responsibility for the attack, which ripped through a packed Sunni prayer meeting celebrating the Prophet Mohammed's birthday.
Local police say a single bomber6 staged the suicide attack, one of the worst ever in Karachi.
At least 57 people were killed, nearly 100 others injured. The attack sparked violent riots with furious mobs burning cars and clashing with local police.
Thousands of mourners attended funerals as officials struggled to determine who was behind the deadly bomb blast. The list of possible suspects includes everyone from Indian provocateurs to Islamic radicals7.
Suspicion has also focused on Shi'ite militants8, who frequently clash with their Sunni counterparts in Karachi. The city is a frequent battleground for the two Muslim groups, and there are growing fears of a sectarian backlash.
Suicide attacks in Pakistan are typically staged by religious extremists, and there have been a number of cases of the majority Sunnis and minority Shi'ites attacking each other in the city.
Earlier this year, a series of clashes between the two left more than 30 people dead and scores more seriously injured.
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2 provincial | |
adj.省的,地方的;n.外省人,乡下人 | |
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adj.令人振奋的 | |
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4 mosque | |
n.清真寺 | |
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adv.间接地,不直接了当地 | |
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6 bomber | |
n.轰炸机,投弹手,投掷炸弹者 | |
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7 radicals | |
n.激进分子( radical的名词复数 );根基;基本原理;[数学]根数 | |
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8 militants | |
激进分子,好斗分子( militant的名词复数 ) | |
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