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Five killed in Lahore court blast 'Seven killed' in Pakistan attack
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An explosion in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore has killed at least five people and wounded at least 20, including police officers, police say. A suicide bomber in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore has killed at least seven people and wounded 20, including several police officers.
The blast happened outside the High Court Building in the main commercial district of the capital of the province of Punjab. The explosion targeted a group of police officers gathered outside the High Court Building, police said.
A number of people - police and civilians - were seen lying motionless in the street.
Police official Mohammed Afzal told the Associated Press news agency that it was a "powerful" blast.Police official Mohammed Afzal told the Associated Press news agency that it was a "powerful" blast.
The cause of the explosion was not immediately clear.
Several victims, including police and civilians, were seen lying motionless in the street.
Police officers were gathering outside the court building ahead of a protest by lawyers against the rule of President Pervez Musharraf, the Agence France Presse news agency reported.Police officers were gathering outside the court building ahead of a protest by lawyers against the rule of President Pervez Musharraf, the Agence France Presse news agency reported.
A police official told the agency that the bomber was riding a motorcycle and blew himself up when police asked him to stop.