Blasts in Pakistan port city kill 3 ahead of vote
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A Pakistan police officer says twin blasts in the southern city of Karachi have killed three people near the office of a political party critical of the Taliban. Aamir Farooqi says the Saturday blasts Saturday wounded another 22 people. A Taliban spokesman, Ahsanullah Ahsan, claimed responsibility.
Farooqi said the explosions went off near the offices of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement, the biggest political party in the city. The party is one of three liberal, secular parties that have been targeted by Taliban militants across the country in the run-up to the May 11 nationwide elections. (AP)
