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| Deadly blasts hit Pakistani city | Deadly blasts hit Pakistani city |
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| At least 20 people have been killed in two bomb explosions in Pakistan's eastern city of Lahore, police say. | |
| Most of the victims died in a car bomb that hit an office of the federal police in what police say may have been a suicide attack. | |
| A second bomb went off in a residential area, killing two children, police say. | |
| Shortly after the blasts, the Australian cricket team announced the cancellation of their forthcoming tour to Pakistan over security fears. | Shortly after the blasts, the Australian cricket team announced the cancellation of their forthcoming tour to Pakistan over security fears. |
| State-run television showed pictures from Lahore of a damaged multi-storeyed building, charred vehicles and uprooted trees at the site of the blast near the federal police office. | State-run television showed pictures from Lahore of a damaged multi-storeyed building, charred vehicles and uprooted trees at the site of the blast near the federal police office. |
| Acts of terrorism cannot deter government's resolve to fight the scourge with full force President Pervez Musharraf In pictures: Bombs hit Lahore Australia cancel cricket tour | Acts of terrorism cannot deter government's resolve to fight the scourge with full force President Pervez Musharraf In pictures: Bombs hit Lahore Australia cancel cricket tour |
| The police said the first explosion hit the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) at 0925 (0425 GMT) in Lahore. | The police said the first explosion hit the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) at 0925 (0425 GMT) in Lahore. |
| FIA official Mirza Mohammed Yasin told reporters that it was caused by a bomb planted near a lift inside the building. | FIA official Mirza Mohammed Yasin told reporters that it was caused by a bomb planted near a lift inside the building. |
| President Pervez Musharraf said: "Acts of terrorism cannot deter government's resolve to fight the scourge with full force." | President Pervez Musharraf said: "Acts of terrorism cannot deter government's resolve to fight the scourge with full force." |
| 'Raging fire' | 'Raging fire' |
| In Lahore, witness Tariq Saeed told Reuters news agency; "The building is badly damaged. Fire is raging. | In Lahore, witness Tariq Saeed told Reuters news agency; "The building is badly damaged. Fire is raging. |
| "Bodies are being taken out of the building. I have seen five." | "Bodies are being taken out of the building. I have seen five." |
| Some 200 to 300 people are said to work in the building, and the number of casualties is expected to rise, says the BBC's Barbara Plett in Islamabad. | Some 200 to 300 people are said to work in the building, and the number of casualties is expected to rise, says the BBC's Barbara Plett in Islamabad. |
| Last week, four people were killed and 14 injured in a suicide bombing at a naval college in Lahore. | Last week, four people were killed and 14 injured in a suicide bombing at a naval college in Lahore. |
| Lahore, the capital of Punjab province, has not been a frequent target, although 19 people were killed in a suicide bomb attack near the High Court in January. | Lahore, the capital of Punjab province, has not been a frequent target, although 19 people were killed in a suicide bomb attack near the High Court in January. |
| Pakistan's government has been fighting an Islamist insurgency in its northern provinces and its major cities, and the military is frequently targeted by bombers. | Pakistan's government has been fighting an Islamist insurgency in its northern provinces and its major cities, and the military is frequently targeted by bombers. |
| Former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto was killed by a suicide bomber in Rawalpindi in December. | Former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto was killed by a suicide bomber in Rawalpindi in December. |
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