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               Bomb at Islamist Party Rally in Pakistan Kills 15

   Pakistani officials say a bomb blast has killed at least 15 people and
   wounded 45 others at an election campaign rally for a pro-Taliban party
   in the country`s northwestern tribal belt, near the Afghan border.
   Authorities said Monday the explosion occurred near the main stage of a
   rally for the right-wing Jamiat-e-Ulema Islam, a religious party in the
   outgoing government coalition in Kurram, one of the seven districts
   making up Pakistan`s tribal belt.
   Jamiat-e-Ulema Islam is considered supportive of the Afghan Taliban`s
   fight against the United States and its allies. It is also sympathetic
   to the Pakistani Taliban.
   The Taliban have in recent weeks attacked secular Pakistani parties.
   Elections are to be held on May 11.
   Kurram is frequently the scene of sectarian violence between Pakistan`s
   Sunni Muslim majority and the Shi`ite minority.
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