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World in brief: August 15, 2024
Supporters of Sri Lanka's president Ranil Wickrememsinghe cheer him during his application for the upcoming presidential election in Colombo, Sri Lanka, August 15, 2024

PAKISTAN: At least one person was killed after a grenade was thrown at people sitting in front of a hotel in Quetta, the capital of Baluchistan province, as people celebrate the country’s independence day.

The pro-independence Baluch Liberation Army group claimed responsibility for all three attacks in the province in as many days after warning people not to celebrate the holiday.

 

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