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U.S. Consulate in Karachi reopens

Was site of recent bombing

KARACHI, Pakistan - Saying she came "with a heavy heart," the acting U.S. ambassador grieved today with relatives of Pakistanis killed when a car bomb exploded outside the American consulate and praised cooperation between U.S. and Pakistani agents tracking the killers. \nU.S. Charge d'Affaires Nancy J. Powell spoke as the U.S. Consulate in Karachi reopened for business today under visibly tightened security. \n"These people had a very typical day in front of them and they have been unfortunately struck down by terror," she said. "We mourn with their families." \nU.S. officials said only American citizens can enter.

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