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| Attacks on Pakistan city kill 12 | Attacks on Pakistan city kill 12 |
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| A rocket and a suicide car bomb attack on the office of Pakistan's 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. | 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. | 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. | "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. | "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 past few weeks, this is possibly one of the most audacious, a BBC correspondent in Islamabad says. |