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KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani authorities say there have been no claims of responsibility for two deadly attacks by militants. One of them, at Karachi's airport, left 18 people dead. Control of a terminal was only regained after a five-hour siege. The second attack happened in southwest Pakistan. A suicide bombing killed 23 Shiite pilgrims.
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — An Afghan provincial official says suicide bombers have attacked a parking lot at a police base in eastern Afghanistan, killing a guard and setting 25 trucks ablaze. The official says the attack happened late Sunday night in Nangarhar province. A suicide car bomber first detonated his vehicle at the entrance to the police base parking lot. Two other attackers then stormed in, shooting at the security forces. Both attackers were killed. No group has claimed responsibility.
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Police in Las Vegas are trying to determine why a man and a woman killed two police officers having lunch at a pizza restaurant and an innocent bystander at a nearby Wal-Mart. One of the shooters was heard to say "This is a revolution." Police say there was an exchange of gunfire. One of the shooters, a woman, killed the other and then committed suicide. The names of the shooters have not been released.
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — A spokesman for actor and comic Tracy Morgan says he's expected to remain hospitalized for several weeks following surgery for injuries suffered in an early Saturday crash on the New Jersey Turnpike. One person was killed and two others also critically injured when a Wal-Mart truck slammed into the limousine bus carrying Morgan and the other victims. Morgan is said to be more responsive following the surgery but remains in critical condition.
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An Oklahoma company has created a protective blanket that developers say could give children a better chance of surviving debris from a tornado — or bullets from a 9 mm handgun. It's called The Bodyguard Blanket, is made of a high-density placed used for ballistic armor and has backpack-like straps allowing the user to duck and cover. It also comes with a $1,000 price tag.
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