A suicide bomber struck a Shi'ite Muslim procession near Pakistan's capital, killing 23 people in the latest bombing targeting Shiites during their holiest month.
The bomber attacked the procession at midnight local time in the city of Rawalpindi, located next to the capital, Islamabad.
At least 62 people were wounded by the blast, including six policemen. Eight of the dead and wounded were children.
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