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| Pakistan suicide blast 'kills 20' | |
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| A suicide bomber in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore has killed at least 20 people and wounded more, including several police officers. | |
| The explosion targeted a group of police officers gathered outside the High Court Building, police said. | The explosion targeted a group of police officers gathered outside the High Court Building, police said. |
| A number of people - police and civilians - were seen lying motionless in the street. | A number of people - police and civilians - were seen lying motionless in the street. |
| The attack comes amid extreme political tension following the assassination of opposition leader Benazir Bhutto. | |
| Police official Mohammed Afzal told the Associated Press news agency that it was a "powerful" blast. | Police official Mohammed Afzal told the Associated Press news agency that it was a "powerful" blast. |
| Police officers were gathering outside the court building ahead of a protest by lawyers against the rule of President Pervez Musharraf, the Agence France Presse news agency reported. | Police officers were gathering outside the court building ahead of a protest by lawyers against the rule of President Pervez Musharraf, the Agence France Presse news agency reported. |
| A police official told the agency that the bomber was riding a motorcycle and blew himself up when police asked him to stop. | A police official told the agency that the bomber was riding a motorcycle and blew himself up when police asked him to stop. |