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| A gun and bomb attack on an office of Pakistan's main intelligence agency in the central city of Multan has killed at least 12 people, police say. | A gun and bomb attack on an office of Pakistan's main intelligence agency in the central city of Multan has killed at least 12 people, police say. |
| More than 25 others were injured when suicide attackers opened fire. A rocket was launched during the attack and grenades were also thrown. | More than 25 others were injured when suicide attackers opened fire. A rocket was launched during the attack and grenades were also thrown. |
| The violence came a day after bombings killed about 60 in Lahore and Peshawar. | The violence came a day after bombings killed about 60 in Lahore and Peshawar. |
| 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 army offensive targeting the Taliban stronghold of South Waziristan in the country's north-west. | They coincide with an army offensive targeting the Taliban stronghold of South Waziristan in the country's north-west. |
| 'Confusion' | 'Confusion' |
| Police said there were multiple attackers in Multan, two of whom were suicide bombers. | Police said there were multiple attackers in Multan, two of whom were suicide bombers. |
| They said one had a rocket launcher and fired into the local offices of Pakistan's main ISI intelligence agency and that others hurled grenades before setting off a huge explosion. | They said one had a rocket launcher and fired into the local offices of Pakistan's main ISI intelligence agency and that others hurled grenades before setting off a huge explosion. |
| The building was severely damaged. Emergency workers say 12 people were killed but there are warnings the number of dead may well increase. | The building was severely damaged. Emergency workers say 12 people were killed but there are warnings the number of dead may well increase. |
| 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 two to three attackers had arrived at their target in a car. | A senior police officer in Multan, Agha Mohd Yusuf, told the BBC that two to three attackers had arrived at their target in a car. |
| One of the attackers stepped out when the car reached a check point for the military area on Qasim Bela road. | One of the attackers stepped out when the car reached a check point for the military area on Qasim Bela road. |
| "He put a rocket launcher on his shoulder and fired in the general direction of the office. One building was hit and collapsed," Mr Yusuf said. | "He put a rocket launcher on his shoulder and fired in the general direction of the office. One building was hit and collapsed," 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." | "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." |
| The attack in Multan is the latest in a number of commando-style attacks in Pakistan in recent months. | The attack in Multan is the latest in a number of commando-style attacks in Pakistan in recent months. |
| There have also been almost daily bombings across the country. | There have also been almost daily bombings across the country. |
| Monday was the bloodiest day for some weeks, with twin blasts in a packed marketplace in Lahore coming hours after a suicide attack outside a court in the north-western city of Peshawar. | Monday was the bloodiest day for some weeks, with twin blasts in a packed marketplace in Lahore coming hours after a suicide attack outside a court in the north-western city of Peshawar. |
| Overnight, the death toll from the bombings in Lahore rose to 49. Scores more were injured in the blasts and the subsequent fire which swept through the market. | |
| The Peshawar attack killed at least 10 people. |