Pakistan blasts kill 20, wound over 150

[freedomnorth]

Source: Associated Press

LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) -- Massive suicide bombs ripped through a seven-story police headquarters and a house in Lahore on Tuesday, killing at least 20 people and wounding more than 150, deepening Pakistan's security crisis as a wave of Islamic militancy sweeps the country.

The two blasts happened about 15 minutes apart in different districts of this eastern city. The first tore the facade from the Federal Investigation Agency building as staff were beginning their work day. It also damaged scores of homes in the neighborhood.

City police chief Malik Mohammed Iqbal said an explosive-packed car was driven into a parking lot and detonated next to the building - which houses a department of the federal police's anti-terrorism unit - knocking out the walls of several offices and part of a stairwell.

Pervez Malik, another city police official, said 17 people were killed and another 165 were wounded.

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[muriel_volestrangler]

1. At least 24 killed; Australian cricket team cancels Pakistan tour

and who can blame them - that country is still in a perilous state:

At least 24 people have been killed and 100 injured in two suspected suicide car bombings in the city of Lahore in eastern Pakistan.

A majority of the victims died in a car bomb attack that hit a federal police building in the heart of the city.

Another bomb in a suburb killed three, including two children, police say.

Shortly after the blasts, the Australian cricket team announced the cancellation of their forthcoming tour of Pakistan over security fears.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/7288953.stm