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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. | 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. |
| 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. |
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| A witness who works within walking distance of the building described what he saw. | |
| "The intensity of the blast was so huge that nearby buildings were shattered and we witnessed huge clouds of smoke and dust rising to the sky," Muhammad Raza told the BBC. | |
| "It felt like the aftershocks of an earthquake." | |
| 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. |
| A security official told a BBC reporter that the FIA building had been used to interrogate suspects from last week's bomb attack on a naval college in Lahore. | |
| 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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