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toll climbed to 348.
• The attack underscored the dangers authorities and aid workers face in helping victims in southwestern Baluchistan province where a massive, magnitude 7.7 earthquake hit earlier this week.
• Two days after the tremor struck, rescuers were still struggling to help survivors. The death toll from the quake reached 348 on Thursday, with more than 500 people injured.

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