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A suicide bombing near a railway track in southwest Pakistan kills at least 23 people

QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle near a railway track as a passenger train passed…

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What happened QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle near a railway track as a passenger train passed….
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WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED

Left / center-leftDozens killed, many injured in blast near railway track in Pakistan’s Balochistan

The Hindu · Center-left · News report

CenterA suicide bombing near a railway track in southwest Pakistan kills at least 23 people

Washington's Top News (WTOP) · Center · News report

Right / center-right'At least 24' people killed after suicide bomb targets train carrying military personnel

Sky News · Center-right · News report

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Washington's Top News (WTOP)News report · May 24, 9:47 AM

A suicide bombing near a railway track in southwest Pakistan kills at least 23 people

QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle near a railway track as a passenger train passed…

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C · CenterHigh
France 24News report · May 24, 10:12 AM

More than 20 people killed in suicide bombing targeting Pakistani passenger train

At least 23 people have been killed after a suicide bomber detonated his explosive-laden car near a railway in the city of Quetta, in southwestern Pakistan, just as a passenger train passed...

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CL · Center-leftMostly Factual
The HinduNews report · May 24, 7:30 AM

Dozens killed, many injured in blast near railway track in Pakistan’s Balochistan

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The explosion occurred on Sunday, May 24, near Chaman Phatak railway station in Quetta; Baloch Liberation Army claimed responsibility for the attack; Babar Yousafzai, the spokesperson to th...

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Sky NewsNews report · May 24, 6:59 AM

'At least 24' people killed after suicide bomb targets train carrying military personnel

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At least 24 people have died after a suicide bomber targeted a train carrying military personnel in Pakistan's southwestern province of Balochistan, officials have said.

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CL · Center-leftMostly Factual
Toronto StarNews report · May 24, 6:38 AM

A powerful bomb has exploded near railway track in southwest Pakistan, wounding more than two dozen

QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — A powerful bomb exploded near a railway track as a train carrying passengers passed through the southwestern Pakistani city of Quetta on Sunday, wounding more than t...

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May 24, 6:38 AM: Toronto Star joined the source map.

May 24, 6:59 AM: Sky News joined the source map.

May 24, 7:30 AM: The Hindu joined the source map.

May 24, 9:47 AM: Washington's Top News (WTOP) joined the source map.

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