Gunmen Kill 9 in Quetta, Pakistan

On the holy day of Eid al-Fitr

Reason Staff | 8.9.2013 9:20 AM

Violence marred the Muslim holy day of Eid al-Fitr in Pakistan on Friday with gunmen killing nine people in the city of Quetta while a guard in the capital Islamabad shot dead a would-be suicide bomber forcing his way into a mosque.

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Gunmen Kill 9 in Quetta, Pakistan

On the holy day of Eid al-Fitr

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