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Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Pakistan blast kills at least 12
Tuesday, 11 March, 2008
Pakistan blast kills at least 12
LAHORE, PAKISTAN: At least 12 people have been killed and several
injured in a blast at the office of Pakistan's federal investigation
agency in the eastern city of Lahore, police says. "The
explosion took place in the premises of Federal Investigation Agency's
office, killing 12 people and injuring several others," city police
chief Malik Muhammad Iqbal told AFP.
Mr. Iqbal said he could not immediately confirm the nature of the blast.
Television channels showed footage of a partially collapsed four-storey building and piles of blackened wreckage. It was not clear if the footage was of the investigation agency building or of nearby structures.
Police cordoned off the area while emergency workers carrying stretchers scrambled over the rubble. Rescue operations are underway at the time of this report.
-- Source/continues: http://news.sbs.com.au/worldnewsaustralia/
pakistan_blast_kills_12_542540
Edited on: Tuesday, March 11, 2008 10:14.47
Categories: Counter-Terrorism, Emergency Services