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| Pakistani Taliban claim bombing | Pakistani Taliban claim bombing |
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| The Pakistani Taliban have said they carried out a gun and bomb attack in Lahore which killed at least 24 people. | The Pakistani Taliban have said they carried out a gun and bomb attack in Lahore which killed at least 24 people. |
| A senior Taliban deputy told the BBC by telephone the attack was in response to the army's operation in the Swat valley and he threatened further violence. | A senior Taliban deputy told the BBC by telephone the attack was in response to the army's operation in the Swat valley and he threatened further violence. |
| The army is claiming sweeping victories against Taliban insurgents in the Swat valley, near the Afghan border. | The army is claiming sweeping victories against Taliban insurgents in the Swat valley, near the Afghan border. |
| Hours after the Taliban claim, two blasts in the city of Peshawar killed at least five people. | Hours after the Taliban claim, two blasts in the city of Peshawar killed at least five people. |
| There has been no claim of responsibility for the Peshawar blasts. | There has been no claim of responsibility for the Peshawar blasts. |
| The army says more than 1,000 militants have been killed in the past month. There has been no independent confirmation of the figure. | The army says more than 1,000 militants have been killed in the past month. There has been no independent confirmation of the figure. |
| It says it has recaptured 70% of Swat's main city, Mingora, and expects to secure it in a matter of days. | It says it has recaptured 70% of Swat's main city, Mingora, and expects to secure it in a matter of days. |
| 'Evacuate now' | 'Evacuate now' |
| Hakimullah Mehsud, Taliban commander for Orakzai and Khyber tribal regions, told the BBC that the Lahore attack had been an act of revenge for the military operation in Swat. | Hakimullah Mehsud, Taliban commander for Orakzai and Khyber tribal regions, told the BBC that the Lahore attack had been an act of revenge for the military operation in Swat. |
| Hakimullah Mehsud says the attack is to avenge the fighting in Swat | Hakimullah Mehsud says the attack is to avenge the fighting in Swat |
| He accused Pakistani government forces of killing "many" innocent people. | He accused Pakistani government forces of killing "many" innocent people. |
| The Taliban had been preparing to hit Lahore from the day the operation started in Swat, he added. | The Taliban had been preparing to hit Lahore from the day the operation started in Swat, he added. |
| Promising further attacks on "government targets" in Pakistani cities, which he listed as Lahore, Islamabad, Rawalpindi and Multan, he called on residents to "evacuate their cities". | Promising further attacks on "government targets" in Pakistani cities, which he listed as Lahore, Islamabad, Rawalpindi and Multan, he called on residents to "evacuate their cities". |
| More than 20 people were injured in the blasts at a busy market in Peshawar. | More than 20 people were injured in the blasts at a busy market in Peshawar. |
| Tahir Ali Shar, a resident of the city, told Reuters news agency he could see about 15 wounded people lying on the ground. | Tahir Ali Shar, a resident of the city, told Reuters news agency he could see about 15 wounded people lying on the ground. |
| Some of the wounded are believed to be in a serious condition. | Some of the wounded are believed to be in a serious condition. |
| Shops and vehicles were damaged and television images show injured people being dragged out of the market to safety. | Shops and vehicles were damaged and television images show injured people being dragged out of the market to safety. |
| Powerful blast | Powerful blast |
| Pakistan's government said in the immediate aftermath of the Lahore bomb that it suspected it to be an act of revenge by militants in Swat. | Pakistan's government said in the immediate aftermath of the Lahore bomb that it suspected it to be an act of revenge by militants in Swat. |
| ATTACKS ON LAHORE THIS YEAR 3 March Gunmen kill six police guards in an ambush on the Sri Lanka cricket team30 March Gunmen attack a police academy, killing eight people27 May A car bomb attack on police buildings kills at least 23 Hunt for Lahore cricket attackers Siege at Pakistan police academy | ATTACKS ON LAHORE THIS YEAR 3 March Gunmen kill six police guards in an ambush on the Sri Lanka cricket team30 March Gunmen attack a police academy, killing eight people27 May A car bomb attack on police buildings kills at least 23 Hunt for Lahore cricket attackers Siege at Pakistan police academy |
| The attack on Wednesday, which injured more than 200 people, targeted buildings belonging to the police and intelligence agency, the ISI. | The attack on Wednesday, which injured more than 200 people, targeted buildings belonging to the police and intelligence agency, the ISI. |
| A group of men shot at police officers before detonating a powerful car bomb, reportedly killing at least one ISI agent and 12 police officers, along with one child. | A group of men shot at police officers before detonating a powerful car bomb, reportedly killing at least one ISI agent and 12 police officers, along with one child. |
| Local officials speculated that the military intelligence agency could have been the target. | Local officials speculated that the military intelligence agency could have been the target. |
| Its offices were damaged while an adjacent police emergency response building was flattened. | Its offices were damaged while an adjacent police emergency response building was flattened. |
| A least two arrests were made but police officials later told the BBC that those detained appeared to have been innocent bystanders. | A least two arrests were made but police officials later told the BBC that those detained appeared to have been innocent bystanders. |
| Cash reward | Cash reward |
| Lahore, in Punjab province near the Indian border, is known as Pakistan's cultural capital and is far from the Swat valley. | Lahore, in Punjab province near the Indian border, is known as Pakistan's cultural capital and is far from the Swat valley. |
| Barbara Plett in Islamabad: "The Pakistani Taliban say they are planning more attacks" | Barbara Plett in Islamabad: "The Pakistani Taliban say they are planning more attacks" |
| But in March militants laid siege to a police compound in the city, killing eight people, and weeks earlier the Sri Lanka cricket team was attacked there. | But in March militants laid siege to a police compound in the city, killing eight people, and weeks earlier the Sri Lanka cricket team was attacked there. |
| The BBC's Shoaib Hasan, in Islamabad, says Lahore is facing a sustained campaign of violence unlike any it has seen before. | The BBC's Shoaib Hasan, in Islamabad, says Lahore is facing a sustained campaign of violence unlike any it has seen before. |
| He says security officials believe the city is under attack because it is seen as a stable home for Pakistan's Punjab-dominated army. | He says security officials believe the city is under attack because it is seen as a stable home for Pakistan's Punjab-dominated army. |
| Meanwhile, the authorities have announced a cash reward for the arrest of 21 Taliban leaders, including Swat Taliban leader Maulana Fazlullah and his spokesman, Muslim Khan. | Meanwhile, the authorities have announced a cash reward for the arrest of 21 Taliban leaders, including Swat Taliban leader Maulana Fazlullah and his spokesman, Muslim Khan. |
| Adverts listing the men - 18 with pictures - appeared in several newspapers on Thursday. Top Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud already has a $5m bounty on his head posted by the United States. | Adverts listing the men - 18 with pictures - appeared in several newspapers on Thursday. Top Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud already has a $5m bounty on his head posted by the United States. |