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Posted: Feb 05, 2009 at 2001 hrs IST

Islamabad At least three persons were killed and 20 others injured in a bomb blast in a Shia prayer hall in Dera Ghazi Khan town in Pakistan's Punjab province on Thursday.

The blast occurred shortly before 7 pm when a large congregation was present outside the imambargah or prayer hall, TV channels said.

At least three persons were killed, Geo News reported.

There was no official word on the casualties. Rescue workers and police rushed to the site and ferried the injured and bodies to nearby hospitals.

The imambargah is located in a thickly populated part of Dera Ghazi Khan.

No group claimed responsibility for the attack. It was also not immediately clear if the blast was caused by an explosive device or a suicide bomber.

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