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| Deadly blasts hit Pakistani city | Deadly blasts hit Pakistani city |
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| At least 22 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 that hit an office of the federal police in the heart of the city. | 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. |
| 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. |
| It demolished part of the building, where some 200 to 300 people work, just as employees were beginning their day. | 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 | 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. | 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. | 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. | "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. | 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." |
| Sustained campaign | Sustained campaign |
| 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. | 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. |
| 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. | 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. |
| They are believed to be in response to army and police operations against the militants. | 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. | 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. | 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. |
| And in January, 19 people were killed in a suicide bomb attack near the High Court. | And in January, 19 people were killed in a suicide bomb attack near the High Court. |
| 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. | 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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