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Explosions rock Pakistani market Explosions rock Pakistani market
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Two explosions have ripped through a busy market in the Pakistani city of Lahore, police say. Two explosions have ripped through a busy market in the Pakistani city of Lahore, killing at least two people and injuring 40 others.
The attack happened at about 2045 local time at the city's Moon Market as it was crammed with shoppers.The attack happened at about 2045 local time at the city's Moon Market as it was crammed with shoppers.
Early reports indicate that at least one person was killed. It is feared the toll may rise further. It is feared the toll may rise further as the site of the market is on fire.
Emergency vehicles and police officers are at the scene of the blast, where television pictures showed smoke rising and cars burning. The blasts came just hours after a suicide bomber on a rickshaw killed at least seven people in Peshawar when he blew himself up near the courthouse.
One official said the blasts happened in quick succession and that at least 30 people were injured. In Lahore, emergency vehicles and police officers are at the scene of the blast, where television pictures showed smoke rising and cars burning.
One official said the blasts happened in quick succession and that dozens were injured.
"The fire engulfed a building and shops. There were two blasts with an interval of about 30 seconds," senior city police official Shafiq Ahmad told French news agency AFP."The fire engulfed a building and shops. There were two blasts with an interval of about 30 seconds," senior city police official Shafiq Ahmad told French news agency AFP.
"One was in front of a bank and one was in front of a police station.""One was in front of a bank and one was in front of a police station."
The two buildings targeted were about 30m apart.The two buildings targeted were about 30m apart.
More than 400 people have been killed during a string of attacks mounted by Islamist militants in recent weeks in revenge for an army offensive targeting the Taliban stronghold in the country's north-west. More than 400 people have been killed during a string of attacks mounted by Islamist militants in recent weeks, as an army offensive targeting the Taliban stronghold in the country's north-west continues.