Militant in 2006 blast sentenced
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A Pakistani anti-terrorism court sentenced an Al Qaeda-linked militant to death for a March 2006 suicide attack in Karachi that killed a U.S. diplomat, a government lawyer said.
The blast near the gates of the U.S. Consulate killed American diplomat David Foy and three other people, as well as the bomber, on the eve of a visit to Pakistan by President Bush.
In an August 2006 raid in Karachi, police arrested two suspects, Anwar-ul-Haq and Usman Ghani, who police said were suspected of planning the suicide car bombing.
A court sentenced Haq to death but acquitted Ghani for lack of evidence, said state prosecutor Naimat Ali Randhawa.
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