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    Lahore suicide bombings


    by Sunny on 11th March, 2008 at 2:57 PM    

    The Guardian is reporting that

    At least 24 people were killed and 200 injured when two suicide bombs ripped through buildings in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore today. The blasts were the latest escalation of a militant campaign against government targets.

    At least 21 people, including 16 police officers and a three-year-old girl were killed, officials said.


         
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    1. Sid — on 11th March, 2008 at 3:52 PM  

      I could write what I think of the bastards but this blog has a family audience.

    2. raz — on 12th March, 2008 at 12:11 AM  

      One of my relatives was only a short distance away from the blast, the windows of his office were smashed from the force of the explosion. Really fucked up :(

    3. digitalcntrl — on 12th March, 2008 at 5:18 AM  

      I wonder if we will see communal violence between pashtuns and other groups in Pakistan due to such instances.

    4. Sajn — on 15th March, 2008 at 10:49 PM  

      Why would this kind of terrorism lead to communal violence? The Pashtuns have victims just like the rest of Pakistan.

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