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Two blasts rock Pakistani towns Bomb kills senior Pakistan cleric
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Two bombs have exploded in different parts of Pakistan, killing several people, reports say. 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.
One blast hit an Islamic religious school in the eastern city of Lahore, killing a leading anti-Taliban cleric. The explosion struck the Jaamia Naeemia madrassa around the time of Friday prayers, killing Sarfraz Naeemi, who often spoken out against extremists.
The other blast was reported at a mosque near a military depot near in the north-western town of Nowshera. The other blast hit a mosque close to a military depot in the north-western garrison town of Nowshera.
Three people were reported killed and several others hurt in the garrison town, close to Peshawar, the capital of North West Frontier Province. At least three people were reported and several others injured in Nowshera.
A spokesman for the Jaamia Naeemia madrassa in Lahore said the school's senior cleric was killed by the blast. There were other reports of injuries. The town is close to Peshawar, the capital of North West Frontier Province.
The Lahore school, one of the most famous in Pakistan, said Sarfaraz Naeemi, a religious scholar opposed to the Taliban, had been killed. Swat supporter
He was known for his outspoken views against suicide bombings and militancy, and was one of the few scholars who had openly supported the ongoing military operation in Swat. 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.
Mr Naeemi had labelled the activities of the Taliban as "un-Islamic". A religious scholar opposed to the Taliban, he was known for his outspoken views against suicide bombings and militancy.
He was one of the few scholars who had openly supported the ongoing military operation in Swat.
Mr Naeemi had labelled the activities of the Taliban "un-Islamic".
In the other attack, which happened almost simultaneously at a mosque in Nowshera, at least three people were killed and several others injured.In the other attack, which happened almost simultaneously at a mosque in Nowshera, 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.The attack in Nowshera took place in a military high security zone, close to a supply depot.
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