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A leading anti-Taliban cleric has been killed in a suspected suicide bomb attack at his Islamic religious school in the Pakistani city of Lahore.A leading anti-Taliban cleric has been killed in a suspected suicide bomb attack at his Islamic religious school in the Pakistani city of Lahore.
The explosion struck the Jaamia Naeemia madrassa around the time of Friday prayers, killing Sarfraz Naeemi, who often spoken out against extremists. The explosion struck the Jaamia Naeemia madrassa around the time of Friday prayers, killing Sarfraz Naeemi, who often spoke out against militants.
The other blast hit a mosque close to a military depot in the north-western garrison town of Nowshera. Another blast hit a mosque close to a military depot in the north-western garrison town of Nowshera.
At least three people were reported and several others injured in Nowshera. At least six people were reported dead in the simultaneous suicide attacks.
The town is close to Peshawar, the capital of North West Frontier Province. The attacks come as Pakistan's army is broadening its offensive against the Taliban in north-western areas following gains made in the Swat valley area.
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In Lahore, a spokesman for the Jaamia Naeemia madrassa confirmed that the school's senior cleric, Sarfraz Naeemi was killed by the blast. There were other reports of injuries. In Lahore, the senior cleric at the Jaamia Naeemia madrassa, Sarfraz Naeemi, was greeting visitors in his office after Friday prayers when suicide bomber managed to get inside and detonate explosives.
A religious scholar opposed to the Taliban, he was known for his outspoken views against suicide bombings and militancy. He was seriously injured and was said to have died on his way to hospital.
He was one of the few scholars who had openly supported the ongoing military operation in Swat. A spokesman for the madrassa confirmed that Mr Naeemi had been killed by the blast. There were other reports of injuries.
Mr Naeemi had labelled the activities of the Taliban "un-Islamic". A leading Sunni Muslim scholar opposed to the Taliban, he was known for his outspoken views against suicide bombings and militancy.
In the other attack, which happened almost simultaneously at a mosque in Nowshera, at least three people were killed and several others injured. He was one of the few scholars who had openly supported the ongoing military operation in Swat and had labelled the activities of the Taliban "un-Islamic".
The attack in Nowshera took place in a military high security zone, close to a supply depot. North-western unrest
In the other attack, at least three people were killed and several others injured.
The attack in Nowshera took place in a military high-security zone, close to a supply depot.
Almost exactly as the bomber killed Sarfraz Naeemi in Lahore, a van drove up to the gate of a mosque compound during Friday prayers before the driver detonated the explosives.
The blast was so powerful that the roof of the mosque collapsed.
The BBC's Shoiab Hasan, in Islamabad, says both attacks expose the inability of Pakistan's security forces to stop such retaliation attacks from taking place.
As the army's operations continue in Pakistan's north-west it is expected that such incidents may become more frequent.
Nowshera is close to Peshawar, the capital of North West Frontier Province, which has itself recently been struck by bomb blasts.
The deadliest attack, on the city's luxurious Pearl Continental hotel, killed at least 18 people on Tuesday.
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