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Day of mourning for bomb blast victims

PAKISTAN's largest city was in mourning after a bomb attack killed at least 45 people and injured 146.

The bomb, which went off near a mosque, targeted Shi'ite Muslims as they left evening prayers.

No group has claimed responsibility, but Pakistan's Shia minority are the target of frequent sectarian attacks from Sunni militant groups.

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