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NEWS ARCHIVE·DEATH PENALTY·SEPTEMBER 1, 2006
Pakistan

PAKISTAN. COURT CONVICTS SHIITE MILITANT

a Pakistan court convicted and sentenced to death a Shiite Muslim militant of organizing the bombing of a Sunni gathering that killed 39 people in 2004.

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a Pakistan court convicted and sentenced to death a Shiite Muslim militant of organizing the bombing of a Sunni gathering that killed 39 people in 2004.
Irfan Ali Shah, in his 30s, was found guilty of masterminding the bombing at a ceremony in the city of Multan celebrating the anniversary of a slain Sunni leader, said government prosecutor Najaf Ali Mahay.
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  • (Sources: AP, 01/09/2006)