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At least 20 people have been killed in two bomb explosions in Pakistan's eastern city of Lahore, police say. At least 20 people have been killed and 100 injured in two suspected suicide car bombings in Pakistan's eastern city of Lahore.
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 majority of the victims died in a car bomb that hit an office of the federal police in the heart of the city.
A second bomb went off in a residential area, killing two children, police say.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.
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. It demolished part of the building, where some 200 to 300 people work, just as employees were beginning their day.
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 remainder of the building was evacuated as rescue workers struggled to remove the wounded from the debris.
Interior Minister Hamid Nawaz said the blast was caused by a car bomb.
"It was a huge blast that took place near the reception of the building," Mr Nawaz told Reuters news agency.
The second, near-simultaneous blast hit an office in a residential district of Lahore several miles away, killing the two children of a gardener.
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' Sustained campaign
In Lahore, witness Tariq Saeed told Reuters news agency; "The building is badly damaged. Fire is raging. The country has been hit by a wave of suicide bombings in the past year, most against security targets, says the BBC's Barbara Plett in Islamabad.
"Bodies are being taken out of the building. I have seen five." It is rare for groups to claim responsibility for the attacks, but they are usually blamed on pro-Taleban militants and on elements of now banned jihadist groups nurtured by the intelligence agencies.
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. They are believed to be in response to army and police operations against the militants.
Most take place in the north-west of the country near the Afghan border, but many of Pakistan's major cities have also been hit.
Until recently Lahore had escaped the violence, but there have been three attacks there now in the last two months.
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. And in January, 19 people were killed in a suicide bomb attack near the High Court.
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.
More then 500 people have been killed in the country since the beginning of the year in a campaign of attacks and bombings blamed on Islamist militants.
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