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At least 40 people have been killed in twin suicide bombings outside a munitions factory in the Pakistani town of Wah, police say. At least 45 people have been killed in twin suicide bombings outside a munitions factory in the Pakistani town of Wah, police say.
They say the bombs went off in the city 30km (18.5 miles) west of Islamabad as workers left an ordnance factory. They say the bombs went off in the city 30km (18.5 miles) north of Islamabad as workers left an ordnance factory.
Emergency services are at the scene and there are reports of many bodies.Emergency services are at the scene and there are reports of many bodies.
Correspondents say the city is usually under heavy security, as it is home to a large industrial complex producing conventional arms and ammunition. A spokesman for the Pakistani Taleban claimed responsibility for the blasts, which he said were a response to army violence in the country's north-west.
Speaking to the BBC, Maulvi Umar of the Tehrik-e-Taleban Pakistan said the bombings in Wah were in retaliation for the deaths of "innocent women and children" in the tribal area of Bajaur.
He said more attacks would take place in Pakistan's major urban conurbations unless the army withdrew from the tribal areas.
Correspondents say Wah, in the province of Punjab, is a strategically important town normally under heavy security as it is home to a large industrial complex producing conventional arms and ammunition.
Local police chief Nasir Khan Durrani told the BBC: "Many others have been injured and we expect casualties to rise in the coming hours.Local police chief Nasir Khan Durrani told the BBC: "Many others have been injured and we expect casualties to rise in the coming hours.
"At least 25 people have been critically injured.""At least 25 people have been critically injured."
Mr Durrani said that none of the dead was military personnel. Mr Durrani said none of the dead was military personnel.
Military operations 'Disturbing'
The first blast took place outside the a gate of the factory as workers were leaving work during a shift change. The first blast took place outside the gate of the factory as workers were leaving work during a shift change.
Minutes later another blast took place at another gate of the same factory. Minutes later, another blast took place at another gate of the same factory.
Wah - in the province of Punjab - houses Pakistan's special weapons complex and most of its ordnance factories.
Tanks used by the Pakistani army are made at WahTanks used by the Pakistani army are made at Wah
The BBC's Syed Shoaib Hasan in Islamabad say that the attacks are believed to be tied to military operations continuing in Pakistan's tribal areas. Mohid Ahmed, a student from Wah, was on a tour of the ordnance factories and witnessed the immediate aftermath of the blast from his bus.
"It was very disturbing," he told the BBC.
"There was smoke, bodies and blood. Those who were left alive were in great suffering. I saw a man clutching his leg and crying in pain and asking for help. I saw people running away from the scene."
On Tuesday, 32 people were killed in a suicide attack on a hospital in the northern town of Dera Ismail Khan.On Tuesday, 32 people were killed in a suicide attack on a hospital in the northern town of Dera Ismail Khan.
Our correspondent says that it is the second recent direct attack on a Pakistani military installation. The BBC's Syed Shoaib Hasan says it is the second recent direct attack on a Pakistani military installation.
Last September, 17 officers and soldiers were killed in a suicide attack on a special forces base in the nearby town of Tarbela-Ghazi.Last September, 17 officers and soldiers were killed in a suicide attack on a special forces base in the nearby town of Tarbela-Ghazi.
The ordnance factories at Wah lie on the road into Pakistan's troubled north-west, where fighting between security forces and Islamic militants has raged in recent weeks.
Established in the early 1950s, it is a sprawling complex manufacturing everything from tanks and small arms to artillery shells.
Militants have often threatened to increase the level of violence unless the army pulls back from tribal areas close to the border with Afghanistan.
On Monday, President Musharraf, a key ally of President Bush's "war on terror" resigned after nine years in power to avoid being impeached.
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