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| Deadly blast hits Pakistan city | |
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| At least 15 people have been killed in a blast which hit a busy main road in the Pakistani city of Rawalpindi. | |
| The explosion occurred within the Chaklala military cantonment area, near the Pearl Continental hotel. Security in the area is controlled by the army. | The explosion occurred within the Chaklala military cantonment area, near the Pearl Continental hotel. Security in the area is controlled by the army. |
| Local television footage showed ambulances and rescue workers at the scene of the blast. | Local television footage showed ambulances and rescue workers at the scene of the blast. |
| More than 100 people were killed after a huge car bomb ripped through a busy market in Peshawar last week. | More than 100 people were killed after a huge car bomb ripped through a busy market in Peshawar last week. |
| Similar attacks have killed hundreds of people in recent weeks, as the army carries out an operation against Taliban militants in South Waziristan. | |
| It is still unclear what caused Monday's explosion. | |
| It took place near the Pearl Continental and Shalimar hotels in a busy area of the city. | |
| "It was a huge blast. I saw smoke rising from one of the buildings. I sped up to escape," witness Sajid Khan told a Pakistani television station. |