US Diplomat Killed By Car Bomb In Karachi

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Lest anyone forget. The US has another little conflict going on.

On Thursday, a car bomb took the life of a US diplomat and at least 3 others in Karachi, Pakistan.

A blast strong enough to hurl a car into the air tore through a car park near the US consulate in a high-security zone, police said.

"The car flew through the air and fell on the other side of a seven-foot-high wall," an unnamed policeman told AFP.

Speculation is that the bombing is linked to President Bush's upcoming visit to Pakistan on Saturday although he is not scheduled to visit Karachi.

"We are investigating the motives behind the blasts but apparently it coincided with the visit of Bush," Salahuddin Haider, a spokesman for the provincial government, is quoted as saying by the AFP news agency.

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