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| 'Bomb' blast hits Pakistan city | |
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| A bomb has exploded near an intelligence office in the Pakistani city of Multan, killing at least four people, police say. | |
| Seven others were injured in the blast, believed to have taken place in the Qasim Bela area in Punjab province. | |
| The bomb comes just a day after two bombs exploded in a busy market in Lahore, killing at least 48 people. | |
| More than 400 people have been killed during a string of attacks mounted by Islamist militants in recent weeks. | |
| They coincide with an army offensive targeting the Taliban stronghold in the country's north-west continues. | |
| Television channel Express 24/7 showed images of damaged buildings and ambulances at the scene in Multan. | |
| No-one has yet said they were behind the attack. | No-one has yet said they were behind the attack. |
| The explosion is believed to have occurred close to a security checkpoint | |
| Police official Agaha Yousaf told the television channel it was too "premature" to say whether it was a suicide attack, the AFP news agency reported. |