Rawalpindi, Lahore:
Another day, another attack in Pakistan. And this time, the targets were Rawalpindi and Lahore.
Thirty five people were killed in a blast in Rawalpindi when a suicide bomber on a motorcycle blew himself up near the Shalimar Hotel on Monday, according to the police. The attack was less than a kilometre from the Army headquarters that was besieged by terrorists last month.
Police said the motorcycle bomber drove into the pensioners, who hadcome to collect their salaries from the National Bank, and blew himselfup.
Witnesses said the explosion was so powerful that body parts werethrown into nearby buildings. Rescue service officials put the deathtoll at 35, while police said 45 injured were taken to nearbyhospitals. Most of those killed were Army personnel.
15 injured in Lahore blast:
In the evening, two suicide bombers blew themselves up when their car was stopped by policemen on the outskirts of Lahore injuring at least 15 persons. Police said no one was dead in the attack barring the two bombers. Most of the injured are policemen. Two suspected suicide bombers were also killed.
Quoting an eyewitness, Lahore police chief Pervez Rathore said that the two attackers, who were in a white car, detonated their explosives when policemen stopped them at a check post at Babu Sabu outside the city.
(With agencies inputs)
Thirty five people were killed in a blast in Rawalpindi when a suicide bomber on a motorcycle blew himself up near the Shalimar Hotel on Monday, according to the police. The attack was less than a kilometre from the Army headquarters that was besieged by terrorists last month.
Police said the motorcycle bomber drove into the pensioners, who hadcome to collect their salaries from the National Bank, and blew himselfup.
Witnesses said the explosion was so powerful that body parts werethrown into nearby buildings. Rescue service officials put the deathtoll at 35, while police said 45 injured were taken to nearbyhospitals. Most of those killed were Army personnel.
15 injured in Lahore blast:
In the evening, two suicide bombers blew themselves up when their car was stopped by policemen on the outskirts of Lahore injuring at least 15 persons. Police said no one was dead in the attack barring the two bombers. Most of the injured are policemen. Two suspected suicide bombers were also killed.
Quoting an eyewitness, Lahore police chief Pervez Rathore said that the two attackers, who were in a white car, detonated their explosives when policemen stopped them at a check post at Babu Sabu outside the city.
(With agencies inputs)
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