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Attacks on Pakistan city kill 12 | |
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A rocket and a suicide car bomb attack on the office of Pakistani intelligence agency in Multan city has killed at least 12 people, police say. | |
More than 25 others were injured in the attack in the Qasim Bela area in Punjab province. | |
The blast comes just a day after two bombs exploded in a busy market in Lahore, killing at least 48 people. | The blast 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. | More than 400 people have been killed during a string of attacks mounted by Islamist militants in recent weeks. |
They coincide with an ongoing army offensive targeting the Taliban stronghold in the country's north-west. | They coincide with an ongoing army offensive targeting the Taliban stronghold in the country's north-west. |
Television channel Express 24/7 showed images of damaged buildings and ambulances at the scene in Multan. | 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. |
A senior police officer in Multan Agha Mohd Yusuf told the BBC that there were two to three attackers who came in a car. | |
One of the attackers stepped out when the car reached the check post of the military area. | |
"He put a rocket launcher on his shoulder and fired in the general direction of the office. One building was hit and collapsed. | |
"In the confusion that followed, the other attackers drove inside and blew up the car. This time the office of the intelligence service [Inter-Services Intelligence or ISI] agency was hit," Mr Yusuf said. | |
Even though Pakistan has seen many deadly attacks in the last few weeks, this is possibly one of the most audacious attacks, a BBC correspondent in Islamabad says. | Even though Pakistan has seen many deadly attacks in the last few weeks, this is possibly one of the most audacious attacks, a BBC correspondent in Islamabad says. |