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| Blast strikes Pakistan bus depot | Blast strikes Pakistan bus depot |
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| An explosion has struck a bus depot on the outskirts of the Pakistani city of Rawalpindi, killing at least five people, police say. | An explosion has struck a bus depot on the outskirts of the Pakistani city of Rawalpindi, killing at least five people, police say. |
| At least 15 people were also injured in the attack at the Pirwadhai depot, Rawalpindi police chief Nasir Khan Durrani told the BBC. | At least 15 people were also injured in the attack at the Pirwadhai depot, Rawalpindi police chief Nasir Khan Durrani told the BBC. |
| Mr Durrani said the blast appeared to be a suicide car bomb attack. | Mr Durrani said the blast appeared to be a suicide car bomb attack. |
| It comes on the day a major opposition rally was called off after the sacked chief justice was reinstated. | It comes on the day a major opposition rally was called off after the sacked chief justice was reinstated. |
| It is unclear who carried out the attack and there is no link so far to the political dispute. | It is unclear who carried out the attack and there is no link so far to the political dispute. |
| Militants opposed to Pakistan's support for US-led operations in Afghanistan have been held responsible for a string of bomb blasts across the country. | |
| There were attacks on Sunday and Monday in Peshawar in north-west Pakistan on container terminals supplying Western forces. | |
| Cars destroyed | |
| Correspondents say the depot, which serves the garrison city and the nearby capital of Islamabad, is close to a large market and the area is busy throughout the day. | Correspondents say the depot, which serves the garrison city and the nearby capital of Islamabad, is close to a large market and the area is busy throughout the day. |
| Emergency services are at the scene and ambulances have been ferrying the injured to hospital. | |
| A number of cars and roadside stalls have been destroyed in the explosion. | A number of cars and roadside stalls have been destroyed in the explosion. |
| The blast comes as lawyers and opposition supporters across the country have been celebrating the government's decision to reinstate chief justice Iftikhar Chaudhry. | The blast comes as lawyers and opposition supporters across the country have been celebrating the government's decision to reinstate chief justice Iftikhar Chaudhry. |
| The protesters had been planning a major demonstration in Islamabad but called off the action. | The protesters had been planning a major demonstration in Islamabad but called off the action. |