Pakistan bombings

Bus, hospital bombed in Pakistan
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Pakistan carnage: bus bomb then hospital blast Play Video AP – Pakistan carnage: bus bomb then hospital blast

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By ASHRAF KHAN, Associated Press Writer Ashraf Khan, Associated Press Writer – 26 mins ago

KARACHI, Pakistan – Suspected Sunni militants bombed a bus carrying Shiite worshippers and two hours later attacked a hospital treating the victims, killing 25 people and wounded 100 on Friday in a strike on Pakistan's largest city.

The blasts in the southern city of Karachi were the latest sign of the instability tearing at the nuclear-armed nation, which the United States regards as key to its hopes of defeating a related Taliban insurgency across the border in Afghanistan.

Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani appealed for calm in the city, which is the country's commercial heart. It has a history of religious violence between Shiite and Sunni Muslims, and has been tense in recent weeks due to clashes between rival political parties that have left dozens dead.

No group claimed responsibility, but Pakistan is home to many al-Qaida-linked Sunni extremist groups with a history of attacking Shiites.